---
name: "hiera"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hiera"
version: "3.12.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hiera"
---

# hiera(1)

Lightweight Pluggable Hierarchical Database

## NAME

hiera - Lightweight Pluggable Hierarchical Database

## SYNOPSIS

**hiera \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

hiera is a simple pluggable hierarchical database.\

## OPTIONS

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Version information

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Show debugging information

- **-a**, **--array**

  Array search

- **-h**, **--hash**

  Hash search

- **-c**, **--config** CONFIG

  Configuration file

- **-j**, **--json** SCOPE

  JSON format file to load scope from

- **-y**, **--yaml** SCOPE

  YAML format file to load scope from

- **-m**, **--mcollective** IDENTITY

  Retrieve facts from a node via mcollective as scope

**-i**, **--inventory\_service** IDENTITY Retrieve facts for a node via Puppet's inventory service as scope

## AUTHORS

hiera is a part of Puppet Hiera and developed by Puppet Labs \<info@puppetlabs.com\>, (R.I.Pienaar \<rip@devco.net\> respectively).

This man page was written by Patrick Ringl \<patrick\_@freenet.de\> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but it may also be used by others).