.TH "KNIFE-TAG" "1" "Chef 11.8" "" "knife tag"
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knife-tag \- The man page for the knife tag subcommand.
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A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once applied, can be helpful when managing nodes using Knife or when building recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar types of information.
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The \fBknife tag\fP subcommand is used to apply tags to nodes on a server.
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This subcommand has the following syntax:
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$ knife tag [ARGUMENT]
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.SH COMMON OPTIONS
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The following options can be run with all Knife sub\-commands and plug\-ins:
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.B \fB\-c CONFIG\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG\fP
The configuration file to use.
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.B \fB\-\-color\fP
Indicates that colored output will be used.
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.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\fP
Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted as\-is.
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.B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
Indicates that Knife will use the default value, instead of asking a user to provide one.
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.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
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.B \fB\-E ENVIRONMENT\fP, \fB\-\-environment ENVIRONMENT\fP
The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
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.B \fB\-f FILE_NAME\fP, \fB\-\-file FILE_NAME\fP
Indicates that the private key will be saved to a specified file name.
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.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP.
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.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
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.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.
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.B \fB\-\-no\-color\fP
Indicates that color will not be used in the output.
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.B \fB\-p PASSWORD\fP, \fB\-\-password PASSWORD\fP
The user password.
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.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
Indicates that data will be shown after a destructive operation.
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.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
The URL for the server.
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.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.
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.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
The version of the chef\-client.
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.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
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.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be "Yes" (and that Knife will not ask for confirmation).
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.SH CREATE
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The \fBcreate\fP argument is used to add one or more tags to a node.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This argument has the following syntax:
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$ knife tag create NODE_NAME [TAG...]
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\fBOptions\fP
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This command does not have any specific options.
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\fBExamples\fP
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To create tags named "seattle", "portland", and "vancouver", enter:
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$ knife tag create node seattle portland vancouver
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.SH DELETE
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The \fBdelete\fP argument is used to delete one or more tags from a node.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This argument has the following syntax:
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$ knife tag delete NODE_NAME [TAG...]
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\fBOptions\fP
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This command does not have any specific options.
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\fBExamples\fP
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To delete tags named "denver" and "phoenix", enter:
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$ knife tag delete node denver phoenix
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Type \fBY\fP to confirm a deletion.
.SH LIST
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The \fBlist\fP argument is used to list all of the tags that have been applied to a node.
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\fBSyntax\fP
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This argument has the following syntax:
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$ knife tag list [NODE_NAME...]
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\fBOptions\fP
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This command does not have any specific options.
.SH AUTHOR
Opscode
.SH COPYRIGHT
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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