distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-client.mkd in chef-0.10.0.beta.8 vs distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-client.mkd in chef-0.10.0.beta.9
- old
+ new
@@ -3,28 +3,14 @@
## SYNOPSIS
__knife__ __client__ _sub-command_ _(options)_
-## DESCRIPTION
-Clients are identities used for communication with the Chef Server API,
-roughly equivalent to user accounts on the Chef Server, except that
-clients only communicate with the Chef Server API and are authenticated
-via request signatures.
+## SUB-COMMANDS
+Client subcommands follow a basic create, read, update, delete (CRUD)
+pattern. The Following subcommands are available:
-In the typical case, there will be one client object on the server for
-each node, and the corresponding client and node will have identical
-names.
-
-In the Chef authorization model, there is one special client, the
-"validator", which is authorized to create new non-administrative
-clients but has minimal privileges otherwise. This identity is used as a
-sort of "guest account" to create a client identity when initially
-setting up a host for management with Chef.
-
-## CLIENT SUB-COMMANDS
-
## BULK DELETE
__knife client bulk delete__ _regex_ _(options)_
Delete clients where the client name matches the regular expression
_regex_ on the Chef Server. The regular expression should be given as a
@@ -83,9 +69,25 @@
* `-a`, `--attribute ATTR`:
Show only one attribute
Show a client. Output format is determined by the --format option.
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+Clients are identities used for communication with the Chef Server API,
+roughly equivalent to user accounts on the Chef Server, except that
+clients only communicate with the Chef Server API and are authenticated
+via request signatures.
+
+In the typical case, there will be one client object on the server for
+each node, and the corresponding client and node will have identical
+names.
+
+In the Chef authorization model, there is one special client, the
+"validator", which is authorized to create new non-administrative
+clients but has minimal privileges otherwise. This identity is used as a
+sort of "guest account" to create a client identity when initially
+setting up a host for management with Chef.
## SEE ALSO
__knife-node__(1)
## AUTHOR