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knife

Interact with a Chef server from a local Chef repo. More information: https://docs.chef.io/knife.html.
  • Bootstrap a new node:
    knife bootstrap {{fqdn_or_ip}}
  • List all registered nodes:
    knife node list
  • Show a node:
    knife node show {{node_name}}
  • Edit a node:
    knife node edit {{node_name}}
  • Edit a role:
    knife role edit {{role_name}}
  • View a data bag:
    knife data bag show {{data_bag_name}} {{data_bag_item}}
  • Upload a local cookbook to the Chef server:
    knife cookbook upload {{cookbook_name}}

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