1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/node_run_list_remove.rb b/lib/chef/knife/node_run_list_remove.rb
index 8519fd590a..4b8953a264 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/node_run_list_remove.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/node_run_list_remove.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,20 @@ class Chef
         require 'chef/json_compat'
       end
 
-      banner "knife node run_list remove [NODE] [ENTRIES] (options)"
+      banner "knife node run_list remove [NODE] [ENTRY[,ENTRY]] (options)"
 
       def run
         node = Chef::Node.load(@name_args[0])
-        entries = @name_args[1].split(',')
+
+        if @name_args.size > 2
+          # Check for nested lists and create a single plain one
+          entries = @name_args[1..-1].map do |entry|
+            entry.split(',').map { |e| e.strip }
+          end.flatten
+        else
+          # Convert to array and remove the extra spaces
+          entries = @name_args[1].split(',').map { |e| e.strip }
+        end
 
         entries.each { |e| node.run_list.remove(e) }
 
@@ -45,4 +54,3 @@ class Chef
     end
   end
 end
-