.TH "SALT" "1" "July 09, 2011" "0.8.9" "Salt"
.SH NAME
salt \- salt
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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salt \(aq*\(aq [ options ] sys.doc
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salt \-E \(aq.*\(aq [ options ] sys.doc cmd
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salt \-F \(aqoperatingsystem:Arch.*\(aq [ options ] test.ping
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salt \-Q test.ping
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Salt allows for commands to be executed across a swath of remote systems in
parallel. This means that remote systems can be both controlled and queried
with ease.
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-h, \-\-help
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Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command\-line options
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.B \-t TIMEOUT, \-\-timeout=TIMEOUT
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The timeout in seconds to wait for replies from the salt minions.
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.B \-E, \-\-pcre
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The target expression will be interpreted as a pcre regular expression
rather than a shell glob.
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.B \-L, \-\-list
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The target expression will be interpreted as a comma delimited list,
example: server1.foo.bar,server2.foo.bar,example7.quo.qux
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.B \-G, \-\-grain
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The target expression matches values returned by the salt grains system on
the minions. The target expression is in the format of \(aq<grain value>:<pcre
regular expression>\(aq; example: \(aqos:Arch.*\(aq
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.B \-Q, \-\-query
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Execute a salt command query, this can be used to find the results os a
previous function call: \-Q test.echo\(aq)
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.B \-c CONFIG, \-\-config=CONFIG
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The location of the salt master configuration file, the salt master
settings are required to know where the connections are;
default=/etc/salt/master
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIsalt(7)\fP
\fIsalt\-master(1)\fP
\fIsalt\-minion(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
Thomas S. Hatch <thatch@gmail.com> and many others, please see the Authors file
.SH COPYRIGHT
2011, Thomas S. Hatch
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