From 1d65a77ebfa76a5826b756512ee49feda8eae849 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 22:35:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] cleanup main manpage Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius --- doc/man/cdist.text | 31 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man/cdist.text b/doc/man/cdist.text index 109d2f01..677a727a 100644 --- a/doc/man/cdist.text +++ b/doc/man/cdist.text @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Nico Schottelius NAME ---- -cdist - Configuration distribution system +cdist - Configuration management system DESCRIPTION @@ -15,28 +15,27 @@ UNIX systems and apply them. Cdist generally uses the push approach (a server pushes out the configuration to the clients), but can also be used the pull way (see cdist-push-pull(7)). -Cdist is configured in shell syntax, which is "compiled" to an -internal configuration representation (cdist-cconfig(7)), which again -is used to generate an executable, which is run on the client -(see cdist-language(7), cdist-design(7)). +Cdist-deploy-to(1) is the main command to be used to deploy +configurations to a host. -To get your fingers dirty with cdist very quick, have -a look at cdist-quickstart(7). +The mapping of configurations to hosts is defined +in so called manifests, which are written in shell +script language (see cdist-manifest(7)). +Logical units of files and directives are called "types" in cdist jargon +(see cdist-types(7)). Cdist ships with some types, which you can change +or create new ones or even submit your types for inclusion into mainstream +(see cdist-type-inclusion(7)). -REQUIREMENTS ------------- -Cdist requires enabled ssh-server and a posix shell on the clients and -ssh-client and posix shell on the server. Additionaly, it requires -the following unix tools: - -- find -- +The fastest way to get a host configured using cdist is probably +cdist-quickstart(7). SEE ALSO -------- -Website: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/cdist/[] +Website: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/cdist/[], cdist-push-pull(7), +cdist-deploy-to(1), cdist-manifest(7), cdist-types(7), cdist-type-inclusion(7), +cdist-quickstart(7) COPYING