knife
command-line tool for Chef infrastructure automation
TLDR
Bootstrap node
$ knife bootstrap [host] -x [user] -P [password]
List nodes$ knife node list
Show node info$ knife node show [node_name]
Upload cookbook$ knife cookbook upload [cookbook]
Search nodes$ knife search node "role:[webserver]"
SSH to nodes$ knife ssh "role:[webserver]" "[command]"
SYNOPSIS
knife command [subcommand] [options]
DESCRIPTION
knife is the command-line tool for Chef infrastructure automation. It manages nodes, cookbooks, and Chef server.
The tool bootstraps nodes for configuration management. It uploads recipes and queries infrastructure.
PARAMETERS
bootstrap HOST
Bootstrap Chef on node.node CMD
Node management.cookbook CMD
Cookbook operations.search TYPE QUERY
Search Chef server.ssh QUERY CMD
Run command via SSH.-x USER
SSH username.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Requires Chef Workstation. Chef server access needed. Ruby-based.
HISTORY
knife is part of Chef, the infrastructure automation platform created by Opscode (now Progress Chef).
SEE ALSO
chef(1), chef-client(8), berks(1)