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NAME
puppet-apply - Apply Puppet manifests locally
SYNOPSIS
Applies a standalone Puppet manifest to the local system.
USAGE
puppet apply [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-d|--debug] [-v|--verbose] [-e|--execute] [--detailed-exitcodes]
[-l|--logdest file] [--noop] [--catalog catalog] file
DESCRIPTION
This is the standalone puppet execution tool; use it to apply individual manifests.
When provided with a modulepath, via command line or config file, puppet apply can effectively mimic the
catalog that would be served by puppet master with access to the same modules, although there are some
subtle differences. When combined with scheduling and an automated system for pushing manifests, this can
be used to implement a serverless Puppet site.
Most users should use ´puppet agent´ and ´puppet master´ for site-wide manifests.
OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter that´s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long
argument. For example, ´tags´ is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify ´--tags class,tag´
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´.
--debug
Enable full debugging.
--detailed-exitcodes
Provide transaction information via exit codes. If this is enabled, an exit code of ´2´ means
there were changes, an exit code of ´4´ means there were failures during the transaction, and an
exit code of ´6´ means there were both changes and failures.
--help Print this help message
--loadclasses
Load any stored classes. ´puppet agent´ caches configured classes (usually at
/etc/puppet/classes.txt), and setting this option causes all of those classes to be set in your
puppet manifest.
--logdest
Where to send messages. Choose between syslog, the console, and a log file. Defaults to sending
messages to the console.
--noop Use ´noop´ mode where Puppet runs in a no-op or dry-run mode. This is useful for seeing what
changes Puppet will make without actually executing the changes.
--execute
Execute a specific piece of Puppet code
--verbose
Print extra information.
--catalog
Apply a JSON catalog (such as one generated with ´puppet master --compile´). You can either
specify a JSON file or pipe in JSON from standard input.
EXAMPLE
$ puppet apply -l /tmp/manifest.log manifest.pp
$ puppet apply --modulepath=/root/dev/modules -e "include ntpd::server"
$ puppet apply --catalog catalog.json
AUTHOR
Luke Kanies
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Labs, LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License