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NAME

       puppet-catalog - Compile, save, view, and convert catalogs.

SYNOPSIS

       puppet catalog action [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

DESCRIPTION

       This  subcommand deals with catalogs, which are compiled per-node artifacts generated from
       a set of Puppet manifests. By default, it  interacts  with  the  compiling  subsystem  and
       compiles  a catalog using the default manifest and certname, but you can change the source
       of the catalog with the --terminus option. You can also choose to  print  any  catalog  in
       ´dot´ format (for easy graph viewing with OmniGraffle or Graphviz) with ´--render-as dot´.

OPTIONS

       Note  that  any  configuration  parameter that´s valid in the configuration file is also a
       valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to  the  present  action.  For
       example,  server  and  run_mode  are  valid  configuration  parameters, so you can specify
       --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> as an argument.

       See          the          configuration          file           documentation           at
       http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/configuration.html   for  the  full  list  of
       acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated
       by running puppet with --genconfig.

       --render-as FORMAT
              The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string),
              yaml, and console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.

       --verbose
              Whether to log verbosely.

       --debug
              Whether to log debug information.

       --extra HASH
              A terminus can take additional arguments to refine the operation, which are  passed
              as  an  arbitrary  hash to the back-end. Anything passed as the extra value is just
              send direct to the back-end.

       --terminus TERMINUS
              Indirector faces expose indirected subsystems of Puppet. These subsystems are  each
              able  to  retrieve  and alter a specific type of data (with the familiar actions of
              find, search, save, and destroy) from an arbitrary number of pluggable backends. In
              Puppet parlance, these backends are called terminuses.

              Almost  all  indirected  subsystems  have  a  rest terminus that interacts with the
              puppet master´s data. Most of them have additional  terminuses  for  various  local
              data  models,  which  are  in  turn  used by the indirected subsystem on the puppet
              master whenever it receives a remote request.

              The terminus for an action is often determined by context, but  occasionally  needs
              to  be  set  explicitly.  See  the  "Notes" section of this face´s manpage for more
              details.

ACTIONS

       apply - Find and apply a catalog.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog apply [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

              DESCRIPTION

              Finds and applies a catalog. This action takes no arguments, but the source of  the
              catalog can be managed with the --terminus option.

              RETURNS

              Nothing. When used from the Ruby API, returns a Puppet::Transaction::Report object.

       destroy - Invalid for this subcommand.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog destroy [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] key

              DESCRIPTION

              Invalid for this subcommand.

       download - Download this node´s catalog from the puppet master server.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog download [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

              DESCRIPTION

              Retrieves  a  catalog  from the puppet master and saves it to the local yaml cache.
              This action always contacts the puppet master and will ignore alternate termini.

              The saved catalog can be used  in  any  subsequent  catalog  action  by  specifying
              ´--terminus yaml´ for that action.

              RETURNS

              Nothing.

              NOTES

              When   used  from  the  Ruby  API,  this  action  has  a  side  effect  of  leaving
              Puppet::Resource::Catalog.indirection.terminus_class set to yaml. The terminus must
              be explicitly re-set for subsequent catalog actions.

       find - Retrieve the catalog for a node.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog find [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] certname

              DESCRIPTION

              Retrieve the catalog for a node.

              RETURNS

              A    serialized    catalog.    When   used   from   the   Ruby   API,   returns   a
              Puppet::Resource::Catalog object.

       info - Print the default terminus class for this face.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog info [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

              DESCRIPTION

              Prints the default terminus class for this  subcommand.  Note  that  different  run
              modes  may have different default termini; when in doubt, specify the run mode with
              the ´--run_mode´ option.

       save - API only: create or overwrite an object.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog save [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] key

              DESCRIPTION

              API only: create or overwrite an object. As the Faces framework does not  currently
              accept  data  from STDIN, save actions cannot currently be invoked from the command
              line.

       search - Invalid for this subcommand.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog search [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] query

              DESCRIPTION

              Invalid for this subcommand.

       select - Retrieve a catalog and filter it for resources of a given type.
              SYNOPSIS

              puppet catalog select [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] host resource_type

              DESCRIPTION

              Retrieves a catalog for the specified host, then searches it for all  resources  of
              the requested type.

              RETURNS

              A  list  of resource references ("Type[title]"). When used from the API, returns an
              array of Puppet::Resource objects excised from a catalog.

              NOTES

              By default, this action will retrieve a catalog from Puppet´s  compiler  subsystem;
              you  must  call  the  action with --terminus rest if you wish to retrieve a catalog
              from the puppet master.

              FORMATTING ISSUES: This action cannot currently render  useful  yaml;  instead,  it
              returns an entire catalog. Use json instead.

EXAMPLES

       apply

       Apply the locally cached catalog:

       $ puppet catalog apply --terminus yaml

       Retrieve a catalog from the master and apply it, in one step:

       $ puppet catalog apply --terminus rest

       From secret_agent.rb (API example):

           # ...
           Puppet::Face[:catalog, ´0.0.1´].download
           # (Termini are singletons; catalog.download has a side effect of
           # setting the catalog terminus to yaml)
           report  = Puppet::Face[:catalog, ´0.0.1´].apply
           # ...

       download

       Retrieve and store a catalog:

       $ puppet catalog download

       From secret_agent.rb (API example):

           Puppet::Face[:plugin, ´0.0.1´].download
           Puppet::Face[:facts, ´0.0.1´].upload
           Puppet::Face[:catalog, ´0.0.1´].download
           # ...

       select

       Ask the puppet master for a list of managed file resources for a node:

       $ puppet catalog select --terminus rest somenode.magpie.lan file

NOTES

       This  subcommand  is  an  indirector  face,  which exposes find, search, save, and destroy
       actions for an indirected subsystem of Puppet. Valid termini for this face include:

       •   active_recordcompilerjsonqueuereststatic_compilerstore_configsyaml

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

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