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)