knife tag¶
A tag is a custom description that is applied to a node. A tag, once applied, can be helpful when managing nodes using knife or when building recipes by providing alternate methods of grouping similar types of information.
Use the knife tag subcommand to apply tags to nodes on a Chef server.
Note
Review the list of common options available to this (and all) knife subcommands and plugins.
create¶
Use the create argument to add one or more tags to a node.
Options¶
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples¶
The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:
Create tags
To create tags named seattle, portland, and vancouver, enter:
$ knife tag create node seattle portland vancouver
delete¶
Use the delete argument to delete one or more tags from a node.
Options¶
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples¶
The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:
Delete tags
To delete tags named denver and phoenix, enter:
$ knife tag delete node denver phoenix
Type Y to confirm a deletion.
list¶
Use the list argument to list all of the tags that have been applied to a node.
Options¶
This command does not have any specific options.
Examples¶
The following examples show how to use this knife subcommand:
View a list of tags
To view the tags for a node named devops_prod1, enter:
$ knife tag list devops_prod1