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.TH "PUPPET\-DESCRIBE" "8" "September 2024" "Puppet, Inc." "Puppet manual"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBpuppet\-describe\fR \- Display help about resource types
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
Prints help about Puppet resource types, providers, and metaparameters\.
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.SH "USAGE"
puppet describe [\-h|\-\-help] [\-s|\-\-short] [\-p|\-\-providers] [\-l|\-\-list] [\-m|\-\-meta]
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\-\-help
Print this help text
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.TP
\-\-providers
Describe providers in detail for each type
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.TP
\-\-list
List all types
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.TP
\-\-meta
List all metaparameters
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.TP
\-\-short
List only parameters without detail
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
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.nf

$ puppet describe \-\-list
$ puppet describe file \-\-providers
$ puppet describe user \-s \-m
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.fi
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.SH "AUTHOR"
David Lutterkort
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Inc\., LLC Licensed under the Apache 2\.0 License