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PUPPET-DESCRIBE(8) Puppet manual PUPPET-DESCRIBE(8)

NAME

puppet-describe - Display help about resource types

SYNOPSIS

Prints help about Puppet resource types, providers, and metaparameters.

USAGE

puppet describe [-h|--help] [-s|--short] [-p|--providers] [-l|--list] [-m|--meta]

OPTIONS

Print this help text
Describe providers in detail for each type
List all types
List all metaparameters
List only parameters without detail

EXAMPLE

$ puppet describe --list
$ puppet describe file --providers
$ puppet describe user -s -m

AUTHOR

David Lutterkort

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Inc., LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License

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