Update docs with dist conf dir and .cdist conf dir info.

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Darko Poljak 2016-07-19 13:00:14 +02:00
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@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ code into your shell to get started and configure localhost::
# Find out that cdist created /etc/cdist-configured
ls -l /etc/cdist-configured
Note: cdist/conf is configuration directory shipped with cdist distribution.
If exists, ~/.cdist, is also automatically used as cdist configuration
directory. So in the above example you could create ~/.cdist directory,
then ~/.cdist/manifest sub-directory and create init manifest
~/.cdist/manifest/init.
That's it, you've successfully used cdist to configure your first host!
Continue reading the next sections, to understand what you did and how
to create a more sophisticated configuration.

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@ -102,8 +102,21 @@ usage. Its primary use is for debugging type parameters.
.. option:: -s/--shell
Select shell to use, defaults to current shell
Select shell to use, defaults to current shell. Used shell should
be POSIX compatible shell.
FILES
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~/.cdist
Your personal cdist config directory. If exists it will be
automatically used.
${cdist_prefix}/cdist/conf
The distribution configuration directory. ${cdist_prefix} is
installation-dependent. If you install cdist using git it is
equal to your cloned directory. If you install it using python
pip then it is equal to
${prefix}/lib/python<version>/site-packages/cdist sub-directory
where ${prefix}, by default, is /usr/local (see :strong:`python`\ (1)).
EXAMPLES
--------