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salt:tldr:a956b
salt: Upgrade packages using the OS package manager (apt, yum, brew) on a subset of minions.
$ salt '*.example.com' pkg.upgrade
try on your machine
This command is a Salt command used to upgrade packages on all minions (managed machines) whose hostnames end with ".example.com".
Here's a breakdown of the components of the command:
salt
: It is the command-line tool used to interact with Salt and execute commands.'*.example.com'
: This is called a target specification or target expression. It is used to select the minions or group of minions on which the command will be executed. In this case, the wildcard*
represents any minion, and'.example.com'
filters the minions whose hostnames end with ".example.com".pkg.upgrade
: This is the Salt execution module and the specific function being called. In this case,pkg.upgrade
is a module that upgrades the packages on the selected minions.
When executed, this command will upgrade the packages on all minions whose hostnames end with ".example.com".
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.