cdist-type__cdistmarker - Add a timestamped cdist marker.
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Copyright (C) 2011 Daniel Maher. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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Copyright
ungleich GmbH 2021
7.0.0 Sep 11, 2024 CDIST-TYPE__CDISTMARKER(7)
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.
Examples
# Creates the marker as normal.
__cdistmarker
# Creates the marker differently.
__cdistmarker --destination /tmp/cdist_marker --format '+%s'
Name
cdist-type__cdistmarker - Add a timestamped cdist marker.
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
Required Parameters
None.
