knife show
knife show subcommand to view the details of one (or more)
objects on the Chef Infra Server. This subcommand works similar to
knife cookbook show, knife data bag show, knife environment show,
knife node show, and knife role show, but with a single verb (and a
single action).Syntax
This subcommand has the following syntax:
knife show [PATTERN...] (options)
Options
Note
This subcommand has the following options:
-a ATTR,--attribute ATTRThe attribute (or attributes) to show.
--chef-repo-path PATHThe path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to the chef-repo. Default: same value as specified by
chef_repo_pathin client.rb.--concurrencyThe number of allowed concurrent connections. Default:
10.--localShow local files instead of remote files.
--repo-mode MODEThe layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values:
static,everything, orhosted_everything. Usestaticfor just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default,everythingandhosted_everythingare dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default:everything/hosted_everything.-S SEPARATOR,--field-separator SEPARATORCharacter separator used to delineate nesting in –attribute filters. For example, to use a colon as the delimiter, specify
-S:in yourknife node showsubcommand. 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/