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.TH "FACTER" "8" "February 2014" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBfacter\fR \- Gather system information
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
Collect and display facts about the system\.
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.SH "USAGE"
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.nf

facter [\-h|\-\-help] [\-t|\-\-timing] [\-d|\-\-debug] [\-p|\-\-puppet] [\-v|\-\-version]
  [\-y|\-\-yaml] [\-j|\-\-json] [\-\-plaintext] [\-\-external\-dir DIR] [\-\-no\-external\-dir]
  [fact] [fact] [\.\.\.]
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Collect and display facts about the current system\. The library behind Facter is easy to expand, making Facter an easy way to collect information about a system from within the shell or within Ruby\.
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.P
If no facts are specifically asked for, then all facts will be returned\.
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
Display all facts:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ facter
architecture => amd64
blockdevices => sda,sr0
domain => example\.com
fqdn => puppet\.example\.com
hardwaremodel => x86_64
[\.\.\.]
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Display a single fact:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ facter kernel
Linux
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Format facts as JSON:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ facter \-\-json architecture kernel hardwaremodel
{
  "architecture": "amd64",
  "kernel": "Linux",
  "hardwaremodel": "x86_64"
}
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "AUTHOR"
Luke Kanies
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2011\-2014 Puppet Labs, Inc Licensed under the Apache 2\.0 license
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.nf

\-y, \-\-yaml                       Emit facts in YAML format\.
\-j, \-\-json                       Emit facts in JSON format\.
    \-\-plaintext                  Emit facts in plaintext format\.
    \-\-trace                      Enable backtraces\.
    \-\-external\-dir DIR           The directory to use for external facts\.
    \-\-no\-external\-dir            Turn off external facts\.
\-d, \-\-debug                      Enable debugging\.
\-t, \-\-timing                     Enable timing\.
\-p, \-\-puppet                     Load the Puppet libraries, thus allowing Facter to load Puppet\-specific facts\.
\-v, \-\-version                    Print the version and exit\.
\-h, \-\-help                       Print this help message\.
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.fi

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