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+.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
+.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
+.
+.TH "PUPPET\-HELP" "8" "June 2011" "Puppet Labs, LLC" "Puppet manual"
+.
+.SH "NAME"
+\fBpuppet\-help\fR \- Display Puppet help\.
+.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+puppet help \fIaction\fR
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+Note that any configuration parameter that\'s valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action\. For example, \fBserver\fR is a valid configuration parameter, so you can specify \fB\-\-server <servername>\fR as an argument\.
+.
+.P
+See the configuration file documentation at \fIhttp://docs\.puppetlabs\.com/references/stable/configuration\.html\fR for the full list of acceptable parameters\. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with \fB\-\-genconfig\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\-\-mode MODE
+The run mode to use for the current action\. Valid modes are \fBuser\fR, \fBagent\fR, and \fBmaster\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\-\-render\-as FORMAT
+The format in which to render output\. The most common formats are \fBjson\fR, \fBs\fR (string), \fByaml\fR, and \fBconsole\fR, but other options such as \fBdot\fR are sometimes available\.
+.
+.TP
+\-\-verbose
+Whether to log verbosely\.
+.
+.TP
+\-\-debug
+Whether to log debug information\.
+.
+.SH "ACTIONS"
+.
+.TP
+\fBhelp\fR \- Display help about Puppet subcommands and their actions\.
+\fBSYNOPSIS\fR
+.
+.IP
+puppet help [\-\-version VERSION] [\fIsubcommand\fR] [\fIaction\fR]
+.
+.IP
+\fBDESCRIPTION\fR
+.
+.IP
+Display help about Puppet subcommands and their actions\.
+.
+.IP
+\fBOPTIONS\fR
+.
+.IP
+\fI\-\-version VERSION\fR \- The version of the subcommand for which to show help\.
+.
+.IP
+\fBRETURNS\fR
+.
+.IP
+Short help text for the specified subcommand or action\.
+.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+\fBhelp\fR
+.
+.P
+Get help for an action:
+.
+.P
+$ puppet help
+.
+.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
+Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING