Provided by: chef_11.8.2-2_all
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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Opscode Chef 11.8.0 KNIFE-XARGS(1)