PUPPET-PARSER(8)

NAME
puppet-parser - Interact directly with the parser.

SYNOPSIS
puppet parser action

OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode are valid configuration parameters, so you can specify --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> as an argument.

See the configuration file documentation at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/configuration.html for the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with --genconfig.

--render-as FORMAT
    The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.

--verbose
    Whether to log verbosely.

--debug
    Whether to log debug information.

ACTIONS

validate - Validate the syntax of one or more Puppet manifests.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet parser validate [manifest] [manifest ...]

    DESCRIPTION

    This action validates Puppet DSL syntax without compiling a catalog or syncing any resources. If no manifest files are provided, it will validate the default site manifest.

    RETURNS

    Nothing, or the first syntax error encountered.

EXAMPLES
validate

Validate the default site manifest at /opt/local/etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp:

$ puppet parser validate

Validate two arbitrary manifest files:

$ puppet parser validate init.pp vhost.pp

Validate from STDIN:

$ cat init.pp | puppet parser validate

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING