SALT(1)

NAME
salt - salt

SYNOPSIS
salt '*' [ options ] sys.doc

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

salt -F 'operatingsystem:Arch.*' [ 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.

-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>:<pcre regular expression>'; example: 'os:Arch.*'

-Q, --query
    Execute a salt command query, this can be used to find the results os 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

SEE ALSO

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

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

COPYRIGHT
2011, Thomas S. Hatch