Common Options
The following options can be run with all Knife sub-commands and plug-ins:
- --chef-zero-port PORT
- The port on which chef-zero will listen.
- -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
- The configuration file to use. For example, when Knife is run from a node that is configured to be managed by the Chef server, this option is used to allow Knife to use the same credentials as the chef-client when communicating with the Chef server.
- -d, --disable-editing
- Indicates that $EDITOR will not be opened; data will be accepted as-is.
- --defaults
- Indicates that Knife will 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 command, 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
- Indicates whether colored output will be used.
- --print-after
- Indicates that data will be shown 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
- Indicates that the response to all confirmation prompts will be “Yes” (and that Knife will not ask for confirmation).
- -z, --local-mode
- Indicates that the chef-client will be run in local mode, which allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef-repo.
