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Daniel Heule 2014-03-20 16:23:28 +01:00
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docs/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
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@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ TYPES
The following types are available: The following types are available:
eof eof
set -x
for type in man7/cdist-type__*.text; do for type in man7/cdist-type__*.html; do
no_dir="${type#man7/}"; no_dir="${type#man7/}";
no_type="${no_dir#cdist-type}"; no_type="${no_dir#cdist-type}";
name="${no_type%.text}"; name="${no_type%.html}";
name_no_underline="$(echo $name | sed 's/^__/\\__/g')" name_no_underline="$(echo $name | sed 's/^__/\\__/g')"
man="${no_dir%.text}(7)" man="${no_dir%.html}(7)"
echo "- $name_no_underline" "($man)" echo "- $name_no_underline" "($man)"
done done
@ -209,10 +209,12 @@ __messages_out::
Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, type gencode Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, type gencode
__object:: __object::
Directory that contains the current object. Directory that contains the current object.
Available for: type manifest, type explorer, type gencode Available for: type manifest, type explorer, type gencode and
at the execution of the gencode scripts
__object_id:: __object_id::
The type unique object id. The type unique object id.
Available for: type manifest, type explorer, type gencode Available for: type manifest, type explorer, type gencode and
at the execution of the gencode scripts
Note: The leading and the trailing "/" will always be stripped (caused by Note: The leading and the trailing "/" will always be stripped (caused by
the filesystem database and ensured by the core). the filesystem database and ensured by the core).
Note: Double slashes ("//") will not be fixed and result in an error. Note: Double slashes ("//") will not be fixed and result in an error.

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docs/man/man7/cdist-type.text
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@ -252,6 +252,27 @@ echo "touch /etc/cdist-configured"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VARIABLE ACCESS FROM THE GENERATED SCRIPTS
------------------------------------------
In the generated scripts, you have access to the following cdist variables
- __object
- __object_id
but only for read operations, means there is no back copy of this
files after the script execution.
So when you generate a script with the following content, it will work:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
else
name="$__object_id"
fi
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HINTS FOR TYPEWRITERS HINTS FOR TYPEWRITERS
---------------------- ----------------------
It must be assumed that the target is pretty dumb and thus does not have high It must be assumed that the target is pretty dumb and thus does not have high