puppet - Man Page
an automated configuration management tool
Examples (TL;DR)
- Execute a Puppet subcommand:
puppet subcommand - Check the Puppet version:
puppet --version - Display help:
puppet --help - Display help for a subcommand:
puppet help subcommand
Synopsis
puppet subcommand [options] action [options]
Description
Puppet, an automated administrative engine for your Linux, Unix, and Windows systems, performs administrative tasks (such as adding users, installing packages, and updating server configurations) based on a centralized specification.
Commands
Common
apply
Apply Puppet manifests locally
agent
The puppet agent daemon
config
Interact with Puppet´s settings.
help
Display Puppet help.
lookup
Interactive Hiera lookup
module
Creates, installs and searches for modules on the Puppet Forge.
resource
The resource abstraction layer shell
Specialized
strings
Generate Puppet documentation with YARD.
catalog
Compile, save, view, and convert catalogs.
describe
Display help about resource types
device
Manage remote network devices
doc
Generate Puppet references
epp
Interact directly with the EPP template parser/renderer.
facts
Retrieve and store facts.
filebucket
Store and retrieve files in a filebucket
generate
Generates Puppet code from Ruby definitions.
node
View and manage node definitions.
parser
Interact directly with the parser.
plugin
Interact with the Puppet plugin system.
script
Run a puppet manifests as a script without compiling a catalog
ssl
Manage SSL keys and certificates for puppet SSL clients
See Also
See puppet help <subcommand> for help on a specific subcommand.
See puppet help <subcommand> <action> for help on a specific subcommand action.