cdist-type__cdistmarker(7) ========================== NAME ---- cdist-type__cdistmarker - Add a timestamped cdist marker. 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. REQUIRED PARAMETERS ------------------- None. 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 EXAMPLES -------- .. code-block:: sh # Creates the marker as normal. __cdistmarker # Creates the marker differently. __cdistmarker --destination /tmp/cdist_marker --format '+%s' AUTHORS ------- Daniel Maher COPYING ------- 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 (at your option) any later version.