knife-show(1) - The man page for the knife show subcommand.

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KNIFE-SHOW(1)			  knife show			 KNIFE-SHOW(1)



NAME
       knife-show - The man page for the knife show subcommand.

       The  knife show subcommand is used to view the details of one (or more)
       objects on the Chef server. This  subcommand  works  similar  to  knife
       cookbook  show, knife data bag show, knife environment show, knife node
       show, and knife role show,  but	with  a  single  verb  (and  a	single
       action).

       Syntax

       This subcommand has the following syntax:

	  $ knife show [PATTERN...] (options)

       Options

       This subcommand has the following options:

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

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

       --chef-repo-path PATH
	      The  path  to  the  chef-repo.  This  setting  will override the
	      default path to the chef-repo. Default:  same  as  specified  by
	      chef_repo_path in config.rb.

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

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

       --concurrency
	      The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.

       -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 com‐
	      mand, 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.

       --local
	      Use to show local files instead of remote files.

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

       --repo-mode MODE
	      The  layout  of  the  local  chef-repo. Possible values: static,
	      everything, or hosted_everything. Use  static  for  just	roles,
	      environments,  cookbooks,  and data bags. By default, everything
	      and hosted_everything are dynamically selected depending on  the
	      server type. Default: everything / hosted_everything.

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

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

       -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  com‐
	      mands that work against the Chef server to also work against the
	      local chef-repo.

       Examples

       To show all cookbooks in the cookbooks/ directory:

	  $ knife show cookbooks/

       or, (if already in the cookbooks/ directory in the local chef-repo):

	  $ knife show

	  $ knife show roles/ environments/

AUTHOR
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				   Chef 12.0			 KNIFE-SHOW(1)