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.TH "BCFG2\-INFO" "8" "June 2012" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBbcfg2\-info\fR \- Creates a local version of the Bcfg2 server core for state observation
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBbcfg2\-info\fR [\fI\-C configfile\fR] [\-E \fIencoding\fR] [\-Q \fIrepository path\fR] [\-h] [\-p] [\-x \fIpassword\fR] [\fImode\fR] [\fImode args\fR] [\fImode options\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBbcfg2\-info\fR instantiates an instance of the Bcfg2 core for data examination and debugging purposes\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\fB\-C\fR \fIconfigfile\fR
Specify alternate bcfg2\.conf location
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\fB\-E\fR \fIencoding\fR
Specify the encoding of config files\.
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\fB\-Q\fR \fIrepository path\fR
Specify the server repository path\.
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\fB\-d\fR
Run in debug mode\.
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\fB\-h\fR
Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and options\. After this bcfg2\-info exits\.
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\fB\-p\fR
Specify a profile\.
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\fB\-x\fR \fIpassword\fR
Set the communication password\.
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.SH "MODES"
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.TP
\fBbuild\fR \fIhostname\fR \fIfilename\fR
Build config for hostname, writing to filename\.
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.TP
\fBbuildall\fR \fIdirectory\fR
Build configs for all clients in directory\.
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.TP
\fBbuildallfile\fR \fIdirectory\fR \fIfilename\fR [\fIhostnames\fR]
Build config file for all clients in directory\.
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.TP
\fBbuildbundle\fR \fIfilename\fR \fIhostname\fR
Build bundle for hostname (not written to disk)\. If filename is a bundle template, it is rendered\.
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.TP
\fBbuilddir\fR \fIhostname\fR \fIdirname\fR
Build config for hostname, writing separate files to dirname\.
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\fBbuildfile\fR [\-\-altsrc=\fIaltsrc\fR] \fIfilename\fR \fIhostname\fR
Build config file for hostname (not written to disk)\.
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\fBbundles\fR
Print out group/bundle information\.
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\fBclients\fR
Print out client/profile information\.
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.TP
\fBconfig\fR
Print out the configuration of the Bcfg2 server\.
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\fBdebug\fR
Shell out to native python interpreter\.
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.TP
\fBevent_debug\fR
Display filesystem events as they are processed\.
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\fBgroups\fR
List groups\.
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\fBhelp\fR
Print the list of available commands\.
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\fBmappings\fR [\fIentry type\fR] [\fIentry name\fR]
Print generator mappings for optional type and name\.
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\fBpackageresolve\fR \fIhostname\fR \fIpackage\fR [\fIpackage\fR\.\.\.]
Resolve the specified set of packages\.
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\fBpackagesources\fR \fIhostname\fR
Show package sources\.
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\fBprofile\fR \fIcommand\fR \fIargs\fR
Profile a single bcfg2\-info command\.
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.TP
\fBquit\fR
Exit bcfg2\-info command line\.
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\fBshowentries\fR \fIhostname\fR \fItype\fR
Show abstract configuration entries for a given host\.
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\fBshowclient\fR \fIclient1\fR \fIclient2\fR
Show metadata for given hosts\.
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\fBupdate\fR
Process pending file events\.
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\fBversion\fR
Print version of this tool\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
bcfg2(1), bcfg2\-server(8)