SALT(1)

NAME
salt - salt

SYNOPSIS
salt '*' [ options ] sys.doc

salt -E '.*' [ options ] sys.doc cmd

salt -G 'os:Arch.*' [ options ] test.ping

salt -C 'G@os:Arch.* and webserv* or G@kernel:FreeBSD' [ options ] test.ping

salt -Q test.ping

DESCRIPTION

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.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options

-t TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
    The timeout in seconds to wait for replies from the Salt minions.

-s STATIC, --static=STATIC
    By default as of version 0.9.8 the salt command returns data to the console as it is received from minions, but previous releases would return data only after all data was received. To only return the data with a hard timeout and after all minions have returned then use the static option.

-b BATCH, --batch-size=BATCH
    Instead of executing on all targeted minions at once, execute on a progressive set of minions. This option takes an argument in the form of an explicit number of minions to execute at once, or a percentage of minions to execute on.

-a EAUTH, --auth=EAUTH
    Pass in an external authentication medium to validate against. The credentials will be prompted for. Can be used with the -T option.

-T, --make-token
    Used in conjunction with the -a option. This creates a token that allows for the authenticated user to send commands without needing to re-authenticate.

--version
    Print the version of Salt that is running.

-E, --pcre
    The target expression will be interpreted as a pcre regular expression rather than a shell glob.

-L, --list
    The target expression will be interpreted as a comma delimited list, example: server1.foo.bar,server2.foo.bar,example7.quo.qux

-G, --grain
    The target expression matches values returned by the Salt grains system on the minions. The target expression is in the format of '<grain value>:<glob expression>'; example: 'os:Arch*'

    This was changed in version 0.9.8 to accept glob expressions instead of regular expression. To use regular expression matching with grains use the --grain-pcre option.

--grain-pcre
    The target expression matches values returned by the Salt grains system on the minions. The target expression is in the format of '<grain value>:< regular expression>'; example: 'os:Arch.*'

-C, --compound
    Utilize many target definitions to make the call very granular. This option takes a group of targets separated by and or or. The default matcher is a glob as usual, if something other than a glob is used preface it with the letter denoting the type, example: 'webserv* and G@os:Debian or E@db*' make sure that the compound target is encapsulated in quotes.

-X, --exsel
    Instead of using shell globs use the return code of a function.

-N, --nodegroup
    Use a predefined compound target defined in the Salt master configuration file.

-S, --ipcidr
    Match based on Subnet (CIDR notation) or IPv4 address.

-R, --range
    Instead of using shell globs to evaluate the target use a range expression to identify targets. Range expressions look like %cluster.

    Using the Range option requires that a range server is set up and the location of the range server is referenced in the master configuration file.

--return
    Chose an alternative returner to call on the minion, if an alternative returner is used then the return will not come back to the command line but will be sent to the specified return system.

-Q, --query
    The -Q option is being deprecated and will be removed in version 0.9.9, Use the Salt jobs interface instead, for documentation on the Salt jobs interface execute the command "salt-run -d jobs"

    Execute a salt command query, this can be used to find the results of a previous function call: -Q test.echo')

-c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
    The location of the Salt master configuration file, the Salt master settings are required to know where the connections are; default=/etc/salt/master

-v VERBOSE, --verbose
    Turn on verbosity for the salt call, this will cause the salt command to print out extra data like the job id.

--raw-out
    Print the output from the salt command in raw Python form, this is suitable for re-reading the output into an executing Python script with eval.

--text-out
    Print the output from the salt command in the same form the shell would.

--yaml-out
    Print the output from the salt command in YAML.

--json-out
    Print the output from the salt command in JSON.

--no-color
    Disable all colored output

SEE ALSO

salt(7) salt-master(1) salt-minion(1)

AUTHOR
Thomas S. Hatch <thatch45@gmail.com> and many others, please see the Authors file

COPYRIGHT
2012, Thomas S. Hatch