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+#
+# Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'chef/knife'
+
+class Chef
+  class Knife
+    class RoleFromFile < Knife
+
+      deps do
+        require 'chef/role'
+        require 'chef/knife/core/object_loader'
+        require 'chef/json_compat'
+      end
+
+      banner "knife role from file FILE [FILE..] (options)"
+
+      def loader
+        @loader ||= Knife::Core::ObjectLoader.new(Chef::Role, ui)
+      end
+
+      def run
+        @name_args.each do |arg|
+          updated = loader.load_from("roles", arg)
+
+          updated.save
+
+          output(format_for_display(updated)) if config[:print_after]
+
+          ui.info("Updated Role #{updated.name}!")
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+
+
+