Provided by: facter_1.7.5-1ubuntu1_all
NAME
Facter - Collect and display facts about the system.
SYNOPSIS
Collect and display facts about the system.
USAGE
facter [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-p|--puppet] [-v|--version] [-y|--yaml] [-j|--json] [fact] [fact] [...]
DESCRIPTION
Collect and display facts about the current system. The library behind Facter is easy to expand, making Facter an easy way to collect information about a system from within the shell or within Ruby. If no facts are specifically asked for, then all facts will be returned.
OPTIONS
yaml: Emit facts in YAML format. json: Emit facts in JSON format. puppet: Load the Puppet libraries, thus allowing Facter to load Puppet specific (custom) facts version: Print the version and exit. help: Print this help message. debug: Enable debugging. trace: Enable backtraces. timing: Enable timing.
EXAMPLE
facter kernel
AUTHOR
Luke Kanies
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2012 Puppet Labs, Inc Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license