knife-list - The man page for the knife list subcommand.
The knife list subcommand is used to view a list of objects
on the Chef server. This subcommand works similar to knife cookbook
list, knife data bag list, knife environment list,
knife node list, and knife role list, but with a single verb
(and a single action).
Syntax
This subcommand has the following syntax:
$ knife list [PATTERN...] (options)
Options
This subcommand has the following options:
- -1
- Use to show only one column of results. Default: false.
- -c CONFIG_FILE,
--config CONFIG_FILE
- The configuration file to use.
- --chef-repo-path
PATH
- The path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to
the chef-repo. Default: same as specified by chef_repo_path in
config.rb.
- --chef-zero-port
PORT
- The port on which chef-zero will listen.
- --[no-]color
- Use to view colored output.
- --concurrency
- The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.
- -d
- Use to prevent a directory's children from showing when a directory
matches a pattern. Default value: false.
- --defaults
- Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to
provide one.
- --disable-editing
- Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data
as-is.
- -e EDITOR, --editor
EDITOR
- The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
- -E ENVIRONMENT,
--environment ENVIRONMENT
- The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the
command will run only against the named environment.
- -f,
--flat
- Use to show a list of file names. Set to false to view ls-like
output. Default: false.
- -F FORMAT, --format
FORMAT
- The output format: summary (default), text, json,
yaml, and pp.
- -h,
--help
- Shows help for the command.
- -k KEY, --key
KEY
- The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API
client to the Chef server.
- --local
- Use to return only the contents of the local directory. Default:
false.
- -p
- Use to show directories with trailing slashes (/). Default:
false.
- --print-after
- Use to show data after a destructive operation.
- -R
- Use to list directories recursively. Default: false.
- --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 URL, --server-url
URL
- The URL for the Chef server.
- -u USER, --user
USER
- The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the
Chef server. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the
private key.
- -v,
--version
- The version of the chef-client.
- -V,
--verbose
- Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.
- -y,
--yes
- Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife
will not ask for confirmation.
- -z,
--local-mode
- Use to run the chef-client in local mode. This allows all commands that
work against the Chef server to also work against the local
chef-repo.
Examples
For example, to view a list of roles on the Chef server:
To view a list of roles and environments on the Chef server:
$ knife list roles/ environments/
To view a list of absolutely everything on the Chef server: