Provided by: chef_12.3.0-3ubuntu1_all 
NAME
knife-tag - The man page for the knife tag subcommand.
A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once applied, can be helpful when
managing nodes using knife or when building recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar
types of information.
The knife tag subcommand is used to apply tags to nodes on a Chef server.
COMMON OPTIONS
The following options may be used with any of the arguments available to the knife tag 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.
CREATE
The create argument is used to add one or more tags to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag create NODE_NAME [TAG...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples
To create tags named seattle, portland, and vancouver, enter:
$ knife tag create node seattle portland vancouver
DELETE
The delete argument is used to delete one or more tags from a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag delete NODE_NAME [TAG...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples
To delete tags named denver and phoenix, enter:
$ knife tag delete node denver phoenix
Type Y to confirm a deletion.
LIST
The list argument is used to list all of the tags that have been applied to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag list [NODE_NAME...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
AUTHOR
Chef
Chef 12.0 KNIFE-TAG(1)