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

# knife-recipe-list(1)

The man page for the knife recipe list subcommand. The knife recipe list subcommand is used to view all of the recipes that are on a Chef server. A regular expression can be used to limit the results to recipes that match a specific pattern. The regular expression must be within quotes and not be surrounded by forward slashes (/). Syntax This subcommand has the following syntax: Options This command does not have any specific options. Examples To view a list of recipes: to return:

## NAME

knife-recipe-list - The man page for the knife recipe list subcommand.

The **knife recipe list** subcommand is used to view all of the recipes that are on a Chef server. A regular expression can be used to limit the results to recipes that match a specific pattern. The regular expression must be within quotes and not be surrounded by forward slashes (/).

**Syntax**

This subcommand has the following syntax:

```
$ knife recipe list REGEX
```

**Options**

This command does not have any specific options.

**Examples**

To view a list of recipes:

```
$ knife recipe list 'couchdb::*'
```

to return:

```
couchdb::main_monitors
couchdb::master
couchdb::default
couchdb::org_cleanu
```

## AUTHOR

Chef