Provided by: puppet-common_3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3_all 
NAME
puppet-parser - Interact directly with the parser.
SYNOPSIS
puppet parser action
OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter that´s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long
argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode
are valid configuration parameters, so you can specify --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> 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.
--render-as FORMAT
The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and
console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.
--verbose
Whether to log verbosely.
--debug
Whether to log debug information.
ACTIONS
validate - Validate the syntax of one or more Puppet manifests.
SYNOPSIS
puppet parser validate [manifest] [manifest ...]
DESCRIPTION
This action validates Puppet DSL syntax without compiling a catalog or syncing any resources. If
no manifest files are provided, it will validate the default site manifest.
RETURNS
Nothing, or the first syntax error encountered.
EXAMPLES
validate
Validate the default site manifest at /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp:
$ puppet parser validate
Validate two arbitrary manifest files:
$ puppet parser validate init.pp vhost.pp
Validate from STDIN:
$ cat init.pp | puppet parser validate
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING