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 Infra
Server.
Note
create
Use the create argument to add one or more tags to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
knife tag create NODE_NAME [TAG...]
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.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
knife tag delete NODE_NAME [TAG...]
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 the tags that have been applied
to a node.
Syntax
This argument has the following syntax:
knife tag list [NODE_NAME...]
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