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NAME

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

       A node is any physical, virtual, or cloud machine that is configured to be maintained by a
       chef-client.

       The knife node subcommand is used to manage the nodes that exist on a Chef server.

COMMON OPTIONS

       The following options may be used with any of the arguments available to  the  knife  node
       subcommand:

       --chef-zero-port PORT
              The port on which chef-zero will listen.

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

       -d, --disable-editing
              Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as-is.

       --defaults
              Use to have knife 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 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
              Chef server.

       --[no-]color
              Use to view colored output.

       --print-after
              Use to show data after a destructive operation.

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

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

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

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

       -y, --yes
              Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with  "Yes".  knife  will  not  ask  for
              confirmation.

       -z, --local-mode
              Use  to  run  the  chef-client  in  local  mode. This allows all commands that work
              against the Chef server to also work against the local chef-repo.

BULK DELETE

       The bulk delete argument is used to delete one or more nodes that match a pattern  defined
       by  a  regular  expression.  The  regular  expression  must  be  within  quotes and not be
       surrounded by forward slashes (/).

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node bulk delete REGEX

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       Use a regular expression to define the pattern used to bulk delete nodes:

          $ knife node bulk delete "^[0-9]{3}$"

       Type Y to confirm a deletion.

CREATE

       The create argument is used to add a node to the Chef server. Node data is stored as  JSON
       on the Chef server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node create NODE_NAME

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To add a node, enter:

          $ knife node create node1

       In the $EDITOR enter the node data in JSON:

          ## sample:
          {
             "normal": {
             },
             "name": "foobar",
             "override": {
             },
             "default": {
             },
             "json_class": "Chef::Node",
             "automatic": {
             },
             "run_list": [
                "recipe[zsh]",
                "role[webserver]"
             ],
             "chef_type": "node"
          }

       When finished, save it.

DELETE

       The delete argument is used to delete a node from the Chef server.

       NOTE:
          Deleting a node will not delete any corresponding API clients.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node delete NODE_NAME

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

          $ knife node delete node_name

EDIT

       The  edit  argument  is  used to edit the details of a node on a Chef server. Node data is
       stored as JSON on the Chef server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node edit NODE_NAME (options)

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -a, --all
              Displays a node in the $EDITOR. By default, attributes that are default,  override,
              or automatic are not shown.

       Examples

       To edit the data for a node named node1, enter:

          $ knife node edit node1 -a

       Update the role data in JSON:

          ## sample:
          {
             "normal": {
             },
             "name": "node1",
             "override": {
             },
             "default": {
             },
             "json_class": "Chef::Node",
             "automatic": {
             },
             "run_list": [
                "recipe[devops]",
                "role[webserver]"
             ],
             "chef_type": "node"
          }

       When finished, save it.

FROM FILE

       The from file argument is used to create a node using existing node data as a template.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node from file FILE

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To add a node using data contained in a JSON file:

          $ knife node from file "path to JSON file"

LIST

       The list argument is used to view all of the nodes that exist on a Chef server.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node list (options)

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -w, --with-uri
              Use to show the corresponding URIs.

       Examples

       To verify the list of nodes that are registered with the Chef server, enter:

          $ knife node list

       to return something similar to:

          i-12345678
          rs-123456

RUN_LIST ADD

       The run_list add argument is used to add run-list items (roles or recipes) to a node.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node run_list add NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM (options)

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -a ITEM, --after ITEM
              Use this to add the run list item after the specified run list item.

       -b ITEM, --before ITEM
              Use this to add the run list item before the specified run list item.

       Examples

       To add a role to a run-list, enter:

          $ knife node run_list add node 'role[ROLE_NAME]'

       To add roles and recipes to a run-list, enter:

          $ knife node run_list add node 'recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],role[ROLE_NAME]'

       To add a recipe to a run-list using the fully qualified format, enter:

          $ knife node run_list add node 'recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]'

       To add a recipe to a run-list using the cookbook format, enter:

          $ knife node run_list add node 'COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME'

       To add the default recipe of a cookbook to a run-list, enter:

          $ knife node run_list add node 'COOKBOOK'

RUN_LIST REMOVE

       The  run_list  remove  argument is used to remove run-list items (roles or recipes) from a
       node. A recipe must be in one of the following  formats:  fully  qualified,  cookbook,  or
       default.  Both  roles  and  recipes  must  be in quotes, for example: 'role[ROLE_NAME]' or
       'recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]'. Use a comma to separate roles and recipes  when  removing
       more                  than                 one,                 like                 this:
       'recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME],COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME,role[ROLE_NAME]'.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node run_list remove NODE_NAME RUN_LIST_ITEM

       Options

       This command does not have any specific options.

       Examples

       To remove a role from a run-list, enter:

          $ knife node run_list remove node 'role[ROLE_NAME]'

       To remove a recipe from a run-list using the fully qualified format, enter:

          $ knife node run_list remove node 'recipe[COOKBOOK::RECIPE_NAME]'

SHOW

       The show argument is used to display information about a node.

       Syntax

       This argument has the following syntax:

          $ knife node show NODE_NAME (options)

       Options

       This argument has the following options:

       -a ATTR, --attribute ATTR
              The attribute (or attributes) to show.

       -l, --long
              Use to display all attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON.

       -m, --medium
              Use to display normal attributes in the output and to show the output as JSON.

       -r, --run-list
              Use to show only the run-list.

       Examples

       To view all data for a node named build, enter:

          $ knife node show build

       to return:

          Node Name:   build
          Environment: _default
          FQDN:
          IP:
          Run List:
          Roles:
          Recipes:
          Platform:

       To show basic information about a node, truncated and nicely formatted:

          knife node show <node_name>

       To show all information about a node, nicely formatted:

          knife node show -l <node_name>

       To list a single node attribute:

          knife node show <node_name> -a <attribute_name>

       where <attribute_name> is something like kernel or platform. (This doesn't work for nested
       attributes  like  node[kernel][machine]  because knife node show doesn't understand nested
       attributes.)

       To view the FQDN for a node named i-12345678, enter:

          $ knife node show i-12345678 -a fqdn

       to return:

          fqdn: ip-10-251-75-20.ec2.internal

       To view the run list for a node named dev, enter:

          $ knife node show dev -r

       To view information in JSON format, use the -F common option as part of the  command  like
       this:

          $ knife role show devops -F json

       Other formats available include text, yaml, and pp.

       To view node information in raw JSON, use the -l or --long option:

          knife node show -l -F json <node_name>

       and/or:

          knife node show -l --format=json <node_name>

AUTHOR

       Chef

                                            Chef 12.0                               KNIFE-NODE(1)