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NAME

puppet - an automated configuration management tool

SYNOPSIS

puppet subcommand [options] action [options]

DESCRIPTION

Puppet, an automated administrative engine for your Linux, Unix, and Windows systems, performs administrative tasks (such as adding users, installing packages, and updating server configurations) based on a centralized specification.

COMMANDS

Common

apply
    Apply Puppet manifests locally

agent
    The puppet agent daemon

config
    Interact with Puppet's settings.

help
    Display Puppet help.

lookup
    Interactive Hiera lookup

module
    Creates, installs and searches for modules on the Puppet Forge.

resource
    The resource abstraction layer shell

Specialized

catalog
    Compile, save, view, and convert catalogs.

describe
    Display help about resource types

device
    Manage remote network devices

doc
    Generate Puppet references

epp
    Interact directly with the EPP template parser/renderer.

facts
    Retrieve and store facts.

filebucket
    Store and retrieve files in a filebucket

generate
    Generates Puppet code from Ruby definitions.

node
    View and manage node definitions.

parser
    Interact directly with the parser.

plugin
    Interact with the Puppet plugin system.

script
    Run a puppet manifests as a script without compiling a catalog

ssl
    Manage SSL keys and certificates for puppet SSL clients

SEE ALSO

See puppet help <subcommand> for help on a specific subcommand.

See puppet help <subcommand> <action> for help on a specific subcommand action.

December 2024 Puppet, Inc.