NAME

       cdist-tutorial - a guided introduction into cdist

INTRODUCTION

       This document gives you a pointer on what to read in which order and is thus a "guide to
       the right locations". So in case you are just starting, just "begin at the beginning"
       (Brave New World). You can see the target audience in [] brackets after the description.

       cdist-quickstart
           New to cdist? Want to get your hands dirty? Read this. [beginner]

       cdist-bootstrap
           The comprehensive guide to your first cdist installation [beginner]

       cdist-manifest
           Learn how to define which hosts get which configurations [beginner]

       cdist-type
           Understand how types are working and created [intermediate]

       cdist-best-practice
           Hints from real life experience to help you to organise cdist [intermediate]

       cdist-reference
           The type, explorers and environment variables reference [intermediate]

       cdist-explorer
           Interested in getting more information about the target system? [intermediate]

       cdist-stages
           Understand the internal workflow of cdist. [advanced]

       cdist-hacker
           README, if you want to extend or modify cdist. [hacker]

SEE ALSO

       •   cdist(1)

       •   cdist-type(7)

       •   cdist-best-practice(7)

       •   cdist-stages(7)

       •   Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is granted under the
       terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).

AUTHOR

       Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
           Author.

                                            04/07/2016                          CDIST-TUTORIAL(7)