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# Man Page: puppet describe

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## NAME
**puppet-describe** - Display help about resource types

## SYNOPSIS
Prints help about Puppet resource types, providers, and metaparameters.

## USAGE
puppet describe \[-h\|\--help\] \[-s\|\--short\] \[-p\|\--providers\]
\[-l\|\--list\] \[-m\|\--meta\]

## OPTIONS
\--help

:   Print this help text

\--providers

:   Describe providers in detail for each type

\--list

:   List all types

\--meta

:   List all metaparameters

\--short

:   List only parameters without detail

## EXAMPLE

    $ puppet describe --list
    $ puppet describe file --providers
    $ puppet describe user -s -m

## AUTHOR
David Lutterkort

## COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011 Puppet Inc., LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0
License
