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Syntax

This subcommand has the following syntax:

knife show [PATTERN...] (options)

Options

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This subcommand has the following options:

-a ATTR, --attribute ATTR

: The attribute (or attributes) to show.

--chef-repo-path PATH

: The path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to the chef-repo. Default: same value as specified by chef_repo_path in client.rb.

--concurrency

: The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.

--local

: Show local files instead of remote files.

--repo-mode MODE

: The layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values: static, everything, or hosted_everything. Use static for just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default, everything and hosted_everything are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default: everything / hosted_everything.

-S SEPARATOR, --field-separator SEPARATOR

: Character separator used to delineate nesting in --attribute filters. For example, to use a colon as the delimiter, specify -S: in your knife node show subcommand. Default is .

Examples

The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:

Show all cookbooks

To show all cookbooks in the cookbooks/ directory:

knife show cookbooks/

or, (if already in the cookbooks/ directory in the local chef-repo):

knife show

Show roles and environments

knife show roles/ environments/