Chapter 2. Knife Tooling and Plugins
In this chapter, we're going to cover the primary command-line tool in the Chef repertoire. Basic Knife functionality is detailed, as well as the use of community plugins and instructions on how to create your own new plugins.
"Knife skills are the gateway drug to good cooking" – Chef Todd Mohr, Certified Culinary Educator (CCE)
In this chapter, the reader will learn to wield Knife and extend its capabilities as needed. Here is the list of topics that will be covered in this chapter:
- Knife help
- Knife subcommands
- Knife to editor integration
- Knife Windows plugin
- Knife EC2 plugin
- Creating new Knife plugins
Knife help
Let's begin with the basics. As with all command-line tools in the Chef toolbox, knife has a rich help ...
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