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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-.TH "KNIFE-RAW" "1" "Chef 11.10.0" "" "knife raw"
+.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
+.
+.TH "KNIFE-RAW" "1" "Chef 11.12.0" "" "knife raw"
.SH NAME
knife-raw \- The man page for the knife raw subcommand.
.
@@ -28,20 +30,22 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
.\" new: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
.in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
..
-.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
-.
.sp
-The \fBknife raw\fP subcommand is used to send a REST request to a specified path using the Chef Server API.
+The \fBknife raw\fP subcommand is used to send a REST request to a specified path using the Chef Server API\&.
.sp
\fBSyntax\fP
.sp
-This argument has the following syntax:
+This subcommand has the following syntax:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
$ knife raw REQUEST_PATH (options)
.ft P
.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBOptions\fP
.sp
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
.TP
.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
-The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP.
+The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
@@ -79,25 +83,25 @@ Shows help for the command.
The name of a file to be used with the \fBPUT\fP or a \fBPOST\fP request.
.TP
.B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
-The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the server.
+The private key that Knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-m METHOD\fP, \fB\-\-method METHOD\fP
-The request method: \fBDELETE\fP, \fBGET\fP, \fBPOST\fP, or \fBPUT\fP. Default value: \fBGET\fP.
+The request method: \fBDELETE\fP, \fBGET\fP, \fBPOST\fP, or \fBPUT\fP\&. Default value: \fBGET\fP\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-\-[no\-]pretty\fP
-Use \fB\-\-no\-pretty\fP to disable pretty\-print output for JSON. Default: \fB\-\-pretty\fP.
+Use \fB\-\-no\-pretty\fP to disable pretty\-print output for JSON\&. Default: \fB\-\-pretty\fP\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.
.TP
.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
-The URL for the server.
+The URL for the Chef server\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
-The user name used by Knife to sign requests made by the API client to the server. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
+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.
.TP
.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
-The version of the chef\-client.
+The version of the chef\-client\&.
.TP
.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
@@ -106,36 +110,50 @@ Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be "Yes" (and that Knife will not ask for confirmation).
.TP
.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
-Indicates that the chef\-client will be run in local mode, which allows all commands that work against the server to also work against the local chef\-repo.
+Indicates that the chef\-client will be run in local mode, which allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBExamples\fP
.sp
To view information about a client:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
knife raw /clients/<client_name>
.ft P
.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
.sp
To view information about a node:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
knife raw /nodes/<node_name>
.ft P
.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
.sp
To delete a data bag, enter a command similar to:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
$ knife raw \-m DELETE /data/foo
.ft P
.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
.sp
to return something similar to:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
@@ -146,6 +164,8 @@ to return something similar to:
}
.ft P
.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
.SH AUTHOR
Chef
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