1PUPPET-SCRIPT(8) Puppet manual PUPPET-SCRIPT(8)
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6 puppet-script - Run a puppet manifests as a script without compiling a
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10 Runs a puppet language script without compiling a catalog.
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13 puppet script [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-d|--debug] [-v|--verbose]
14 [-e|--execute] [-l|--logdest syslog|eventlog|FILE|console] [--noop]
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18 This is a standalone puppet script runner tool; use it to run puppet
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21 When provided with a modulepath, via command line or config file, pup‐
22 pet script can load functions, types, tasks and plans from modules.
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25 Note that any setting that´s valid in the configuration file is also a
26 valid long argument. For example, ´environment´ is a valid setting, so
27 you can specify ´--environment mytest´ as an argument.
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30 pet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html for the full list of ac‐
31 ceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can
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37 --help Print this help message
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39 --logdest
40 Where to send log messages. Choose between ´syslog´ (the POSIX
41 syslog service), ´eventlog´ (the Windows Event Log), ´console´,
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46 A path ending with ´.json´ will receive structured output in
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54 --noop Use ´noop´ mode where Puppet runs in a no-op or dry-run mode.
55 This is useful for seeing what changes Puppet will make without
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59 Execute a specific piece of Puppet code
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65 $ puppet script -l /tmp/manifest.log manifest.pp
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