puppet-generate8
Generates puppet code from ruby definitions.
Usage
puppet generate
action
Options
Note that any setting that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode are valid settings, so you can specify --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> as an argument.
See the configuration file documentation at https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html for the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with --genconfig.
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--render-as FORMAT -
The format in which to render output. The most common formats are
json,s(string),yaml, andconsole, but other options such asdotare sometimes available.
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--verbose -
Whether to log verbosely.
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--debug -
Whether to log debug information.
Actions
types- Generates Puppet code for custom types-
SYNOPSIS
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puppet generate types [--format format] [--force]
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DESCRIPTION
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Generates definitions for custom resource types using Puppet code.
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Types defined in Puppet code can be used to isolate custom type definitions between different environments.
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OPTIONS --force - Forces the generation of output files (skips up-to-date checks).
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--format <format> - The generation output format to use. Supported formats: pcore.
Examples
types
Generate Puppet type definitions for all custom resource types in the current environment:
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$ puppet generate types
Generate Puppet type definitions for all custom resource types in the specified environment:
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$ puppet generate types --environment development
Copyright and license
Copyright 2016 by Puppet Inc., Vox Pupuli Apache 2 license; see COPYING
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)
- Debian 10 (Buster)