---
name: "knife-raw"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "chef"
version: "13.8.7-4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/knife-raw"
---

# knife-raw(1)

The man page for the knife raw subcommand. The knife raw subcommand is used to send a REST request to an endpoint in the Chef server API. Syntax This subcommand has the following syntax: Options This subcommand has the following options: Examples To view information about a client: To view information about a node: To delete a data bag, enter a command similar to: to return something similar to:

## NAME

knife-raw - The man page for the knife raw subcommand.

The **knife raw** subcommand is used to send a REST request to an endpoint in the Chef server API.

**Syntax**

This subcommand has the following syntax:

```
$ knife raw REQUEST_PATH (options)
```

**Options**

This subcommand has the following options:

- **-c CONFIG\_FILE, --config CONFIG\_FILE**

  The configuration file to use.

- **--chef-zero-port PORT**

  The port on which chef-zero will listen.

- **--\[no-\]color**

  Use to view colored output.

- **-d, --disable-editing**

  Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as-is.

- **--defaults**

  Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.

- **-e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR**

  The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.

- **-E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT**

  The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.

- **-F FORMAT, --format FORMAT**

  The output format: **summary** (default), **text**, **json**, **yaml**, and **pp**.

- **-h, --help**

  Shows help for the command.

- **-i FILE, --input FILE**

  The name of a file to be used with the **PUT** or a **POST** request.

- **-k KEY, --key KEY**

  The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server.

- **-m METHOD, --method METHOD**

  The request method: **DELETE**, **GET**, **POST**, or **PUT**. Default value: **GET**.

- **--\[no-\]pretty**

  Use **--no-pretty** to disable pretty-print output for JSON. Default: **--pretty**.

- **--print-after**

  Use to show data after a destructive operation.

- **-s URL, --server-url URL**

  The URL for the Chef server.

- **-u USER, --user USER**

  The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.

- **-v, --version**

  The version of the chef-client.

- **-V, --verbose**

  Set for more verbose outputs. Use **-VV** for maximum verbosity.

- **-y, --yes**

  Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.

- **-z, --local-mode**

  Use to run the chef-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef-repo.

**Examples**

To view information about a client:

```
knife raw /clients/<client_name>
```

To view information about a node:

```
knife raw /nodes/<node_name>
```

To delete a data bag, enter a command similar to:

```
$ knife raw -m DELETE /data/foo
```

to return something similar to:

```
{
  "name":"foo",
  "json_class":"Chef::DataBag",
  "chef_type":"data_bag"
}
```

## AUTHOR

Chef