24. cdist-type__cdistmarker(7)¶

Add a timestamped cdist marker.

Daniel Maher <phrawzty+cdist--@--gmail.com>

24.1. DESCRIPTION¶

This type is used to add a common marker file which indicates that a given machine is being managed by cdist. The contents of this file consist of a timestamp, which can be used to determine the most recent time at which cdist was run against the machine in question.

24.2. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

None.

24.3. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶

destination: The path and filename of the marker. Default: /etc/cdist-configured
format: The format of the timestamp. This is passed directly to system ‘date’. Default: -u

24.4. EXAMPLES¶

# Creates the marker as normal.
__cdistmarker

# Creates the marker differently.
__cdistmarker --destination /tmp/cdist_marker --format '+%s'

24.5. SEE ALSO¶

cdist-type(7)

24.6. COPYING¶

Copyright (C) 2011 Daniel Maher. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).