KNIFE-TAG(1) knife tag KNIFE-TAG(1)NAMEknife-tag - The man page for the knife tag subcommand.
A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once
applied, can be helpful when managing nodes using Knife or when build‐
ing recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar types of
information.
The knife tag subcommand is used to apply tags to nodes on a Chef
server.
COMMON OPTIONS
The following options may be used with any of the arguments available
to the knife tag subcommand:
--chef-zero-port PORT
The port on which chef-zero will listen.
-c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
The configuration file to use.
-d, --disable-editing
Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data
as-is.
--defaults
Use to have Knife use the default value instead of asking a user
to provide one.
-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 com‐
mand, the command will run only against the named environment.
-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.
--[no-]color
Use to view colored output.
--print-after
Use to show data after a destructive operation.
-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, --verbose
Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.
-v, --version
The version of the chef-client.
-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 com‐
mands that work against the Chef server to also work against the
local chef-repo.
CREATE
The create argument is used to add one or more tags to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag create NODE_NAME [TAG...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples
To create tags named "seattle", "portland", and "vancouver", enter:
$ knife tag create node seattle portland vancouver
DELETE
The delete argument is used to delete one or more tags from a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag delete NODE_NAME [TAG...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples
To delete tags named "denver" and "phoenix", enter:
$ knife tag delete node denver phoenix
Type Y to confirm a deletion.
LIST
The list argument is used to list all of the tags that have been
applied to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
$ knife tag list [NODE_NAME...]
Options
This command does not have any specific options.
AUTHOR
Chef
Chef 11.14 KNIFE-TAG(1)
