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


NAME
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cdist - Configuration management


SYNOPSIS
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cdist [-h] [-b] [-c CDIST_HOME] [-d] [-i MANIFEST] [-p] [-s] [-V] [host [host ...]]


DESCRIPTION
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cdist is the frontend executable to the cdist configuration management.


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

-b, --banner::
   Show cdist banner

-c CDIST_HOME, --cdist-home CDIST_HOME::
   Instead of using the parent of the bin directory as cdist home,
   use the specified directory

-d, --debug::
   Enable debug output

-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

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


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

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

# Does not need a comment, plain works
cdist --banner
cdist --help
cdist --version
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SEE ALSO
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- cdist(7)
- cdist-type-build-emulation(1)


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