NAME

       knife-xargs - The man page for the knife xargs subcommand.

       The  knife  xargs subcommand is used to build and execute command lines against objects on a server using
       standard input.

       Common Options

       The following options can be run with all Knife sub-commands and plug-ins:

       -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
              The configuration file to use.

       --color
              Indicates that colored output will be used.

       -d, --disable-editing
              Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted as-is.

       --defaults
              Indicates that Knife will use the default value, instead of asking a user to provide one.

       -e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR
              The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.

       -E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
              The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the  command  will  run  only
              against the named environment.

       -f FILE_NAME, --file FILE_NAME
              Indicates that the private key will be saved to a specified file name.

       -F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
              The output format: summary (default), text, json, yaml, and pp.

       -h, --help
              Shows help for the command.

       -k KEY, --key KEY
              The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the server.

       --no-color
              Indicates that color will not be used in the output.

       -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
              The user password.

       --print-after
              Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.

       -s URL, --server-url URL
              The URL for the server.

       -u USER, --user USER
              The  user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the server. Authentication
              will fail if the user name does not match the private key.

       -v, --version
              The version of the chef-client.

       -V, --verbose
              Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.

       -y, --yes
              Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be "Yes" (and that Knife will not ask
              for confirmation).

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

       $ knife xargs [PATTERN...] (options)

       Options

       This subcommand has the following options:

       -0     Indicates that a NULL character (\0) will be used as a separator, instead of white space. Default:
              false.

       --chef-repo-path PATH
              The path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to the chef-repo.  Default:
              same as specified by chef_repo_path in config.rb.

       --concurrency
              The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.

       --[no-]diff
              Use to show a diff when a file changes. Default: --diff.

       --dry-run
              Use to prevent changes from being uploaded to the server. Default: false.

       --[no-]force
              Use to force the upload of files even if they haven't been changed. Default: --no-force.

       --local
              Indicates  that  a  command  line  will be built or executed against a local file. Set to false to
              build or execute against a remote file. Default: false.

       -n MAX_ARGS, --max-args MAX_ARGS
              The maximum number of arguments per command line. Default: nil.

       -s LENGTH, --max-chars LENGTH
              The maximum size (in characters) for a command line. Default: nil.

       -p [PATTERN...], --pattern [PATTERN...]
              One (or more) patterns for a command line. If this option is not specified, a list of patterns may
              be expected on standard input. Default: nil.

       -I REPLACE_STRING, --replace REPLACE_STRING
              Use to define a string that will be used to replace all occurrences of a file name. Default: nil.

       -J REPLACE_STRING, --replace-first REPLACE_STRING
              Use to define a string that will be used to replace the first occurrence of a file name.  Default:
              nil.

       --repo-mode MODE
              The  layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values: static, everything, or hosted_everything. Use
              static for just roles,  environments,  cookbooks,  and  data  bags.  By  default,  everything  and
              hosted_everything are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default value: default.

       -t     Indicates that the print command will be run on the command line. Default: nil.

       Examples

       To use the output of knife deps to pass a command to knife xargs. For example:

       $ knife deps nodes/*.json | xargs knife upload

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                                                   Chef 11.8.0                                    KNIFE-XARGS(1)