puppet-help(8) - Linux man page

Name

puppet-help - Display Puppet help.

Synopsis

puppet help action

Options

Note that any configuration parameter that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify --server <servername> as an argument.

See the configuration file documentation at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/configuration.html for the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with --genconfig.

--mode MODE: The run mode to use for the current action. Valid modes are user, agent, and master.
--render-as FORMAT: The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.
--verbose: Whether to log verbosely.
--debug: Whether to log debug information.

Actions

help - Display help about Puppet subcommands and their actions.: SYNOPSIS
puppet help [--version VERSION] [subcommand] [action]
DESCRIPTION
Display help about Puppet subcommands and their actions.
OPTIONS
--version VERSION - The version of the subcommand for which to show help.
RETURNS
Short help text for the specified subcommand or action.

Examples

help

Get help for an action: