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.. _glossary:

========
Glossary
========

.. glossary:: :sorted:

   client

   generator
        A type of plugin which provides file contents. For example Cfg or TGenshi.

   Genshi
        A Python-based templating engine. `Genshi Homepage`_.

   group
        A "tag" assigned to a client through a probe or other plugin.

   irc channel
        #bcfg2 on freenode

   probe
        A script that executes on a client machine and sets client metadata such as group membership.

   profile
        A special type of group that a client is explicitly assigned to.

   structure

   repository
        A colledtion of folders and files that make up the configurations that Bcfg2 applies to server. The repository is located at ``/var/lib/bcfg2`` by default. This is not to be confused with a :term:VCS repository, which is an excellent place to pull your Bcfg2 repository from to manage changes.

    VCS
        Stands for `Version Control System <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control>_.


.. _Genshi Homepage: http://genshi.edgewall.org/