FACTER(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 FACTER(8)

NAME

       facter - Collect and display facts about the system

SYNOPSIS

       facter [options] [fact] ...

DESCRIPTION

       facter collects and displays 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.

       If no facts are specifically asked for, then all facts will be returned.

OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with  two  dashes  (`-').   A  summary  of  options	is
       included below.

       --yaml Emit facts in YAML format.

       --json Emit facts in JSON format.

       --puppet
	      Load the Puppet libraries, thus allowing Facter to load Puppet-specific facts.

       --help Show summary of options.

       --version
	      Show version of program.

       --debug
	      Enable debugging.

       --trace
	      Enable backtraces.

       --timing
	      Enable timing.

EXAMPLES

       facter Display a list of all facts

       facter kernel
	      Display the kernel fact

SEE ALSO

       puppet(8),
       The facter homepage <http://www.puppetlabs.com/puppet/related-projects/facter/>

AUTHOR

       facter was written by Luke Kanies

       This manual page was written by Stig Sandbeck Mathisen <ssm@debian.org>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

COPYRIGHT

       Facter is Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Labs, Inc

       Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license

								   June 17, 2011							 FACTER(8)