cdist/docs/man/man1/cdist.text

cdist(1)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


NAME
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cdist - Usable Configuration Management


SYNOPSIS
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cdist [-h] [-d] [-v] [-V] {banner,config,shell} ...

cdist banner [-h] [-d] [-v]

cdist config [-h] [-d] [-V] [-c CONF_DIR] [-i MANIFEST] [-p] [-s] host [host ...]

cdist shell [-h] [-d] [-v] [-s SHELL]


DESCRIPTION
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cdist is the frontend executable to the cdist configuration management.
cdist supports different subcommands as explained below.

GENERAL
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All commands accept the following options:

-d, --debug::
    Set log level to debug

-h, --help::
   Show the help screen

-v, --verbose:
    Set log level to info, be more verbose

-V, --version::
   Show version and exit


BANNER
------
Displays the cdist banner. Useful for printing
cdist posters - a must have for every office.


CONFIG
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Configure one or more hosts

-h, --help::
    Show the help screen

-c CONF_DIR, --conf-dir CONF_DIR::
    Add a configuration directory. Can be specified multiple times.
    If configuration directories contain conflicting types, explorers or
    manifests, then the last one found is used. Additionally this can also
    be configured by setting the CDIST_PATH environment variable to a colon
    delimited list of config directories. Directories given with the
    --conf-dir argument have higher precedence over those set through the
    environment variable.

-i MANIFEST, --initial-manifest MANIFEST::
    Path to a cdist manifest or - to read from stdin

-p, --parallel::
    Operate on multiple hosts in parallel

-s, --sequential::
    Operate on multiple hosts sequentially

--remote-copy REMOTE_COPY:
    Command to use for remote copy (should behave like scp)

--remote-exec REMOTE_EXEC:
    Command to use for remote execution (should behave like ssh)

SHELL
-----
This command allows you to spawn a shell that enables access
to the types as commands. It can be thought as an
"interactive manifest" environment. See below for example
usage. Its primary use is for debugging type parameters.

-s/--shell::
    Select shell to use, defaults to current shell


EXAMPLES
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# Configure ikq05.ethz.ch with debug enabled
% cdist config -d ikq05.ethz.ch

# Configure hosts in parallel and use a different configuration directory
% cdist config -c ~/p/cdist-nutzung \
    -p ikq02.ethz.ch ikq03.ethz.ch ikq04.ethz.ch

# Use custom remote exec / copy commands
% cdist config --remote-exec /path/to/my/remote/exec \
    --remote-copy /path/to/my/remote/copy \
    -p ikq02.ethz.ch ikq03.ethz.ch ikq04.ethz.ch

# Display banner
cdist banner

# Show help
% cdist --help

# Show Version
% cdist --version

# Enter a shell that has access to emulated types
% cdist shell
% __git
usage: __git --source SOURCE [--state STATE] [--branch BRANCH]
             [--group GROUP] [--owner OWNER] [--mode MODE] object_id


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ENVIRONMENT
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TMPDIR, TEMP, TMP::
    Setup the base directory for the temporary directory.
    See http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/tempfile.html for
    more information. This is rather useful, if the standard
    directory used does not allow executables.

CDIST_LOCAL_SHELL::
    Selects shell for local script execution, defaults to /bin/sh

CDIST_REMOTE_SHELL::
    Selects shell for remote scirpt execution, defaults to /bin/sh


EXIT STATUS
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The following exit values shall be returned:

0::
    Successful completion
1::
    One or more host configurations failed


SEE ALSO
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- cdist(7)
- cdist-reference(7)


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2011-2013 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).