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# MODES OF OPERATION
* The first time you run `propellor`, without any options,
it will set up a `~/.propellor/` repository.
Edit `~/.propellor/config.hs` to configure it.
* propellor
* Once propellor is configured, running it without any options will take
The first time you run `propellor`, without any options,
it will set up a `~/.propellor/` repository. Edit `~/.propellor/config.hs`
to configure it.
Once propellor is configured, running it without any options will take
action as needed to satisfy the configured properties of the local host.
If there's a central git repository, it will first fetch from the
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the same as running propellor --spin with the hostname of the local
host.
* --spin targethost [targethost ...] [--via relayhost]
* propellor --spin targethost [targethost ...] [--via relayhost]
Causes propellor to automatically install itself on the specified target
host, or if it's already installed there, push any updates. Propellor is
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uses ssh agent forwarding to make this work, and the relay host
sees any privdata belonging to the target host.
* --add-key keyid
* propellor --add-key keyid
Adds a gpg key, which is used to encrypt the privdata.
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using this key. Propellor requires signed commits when pulling from
a central git repository.
* --list-fields
* propellor --list-fields
Lists all privdata fields that are used by your propellor configuration.
The first 2 columns are the field name and context, and are followed by
a list of the hosts that use that privdata value.
* --set field context
* propellor --set field context
Sets a field of privdata. The content is read in from stdin.
* --dump field context
* propellor --dump field context
Outputs the privdata value to stdout.
* --edit field context
* propellor --edit field context
Opens $EDITOR on the privdata value.
* --merge
* propellor --merge
Combine multiple --spin commits into a single, more useful commit.
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(This will result in a trapezoid pattern in gitk.)
* hostname
* propellor hostname
When run with a hostname and no other options, propellor will
provision the local host with the configuration of that hostname.