NAME

       cdist-type__cdistmarker - Add a timestamped cdist marker.

DESCRIPTION

       This  type  is  used  to  add a common marker file which indicates that a given machine is
       being managed by cdist. The contents of this file consist of a  timestamp,  which  can  be
       used  to  determine  the  most  recent  time at which cdist was run against the machine in
       question.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       destination
              The path and filename of the marker.  Default: /etc/cdist-configured

       format The format of the timestamp. This is passed directly to system 'date'.  Default: -u

EXAMPLES

          # Creates the marker as normal.
          __cdistmarker

          # Creates the marker differently.
          __cdistmarker --destination /tmp/cdist_marker --format '+%s'

AUTHORS

       Daniel Maher <phrawzty+cdist--@--gmail.com>

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2011 Daniel Maher. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the  terms
       of  the  GNU  General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
       version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

COPYRIGHT

       ungleich GmbH 2021