=head1 NAME

B<lsdef> - Use this command to list xCAT data object definitions.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<lsdef> [B<-h>|B<--help>] [B<-t> I<object-types>]

B<lsdef> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] [B<-l>|B<--long>] [B<-a>|B<--all>] [B<-t> I<object-types>]
[B<-o> I<object-names>] [B<-z>|B<--stanza>] [B<-i> I<attr-list>]
[B<-w> I<attr>=I<val>,[I<attr>=I<val...>] [I<noderange>]


=head1 DESCRIPTION

This command is used to display xCAT object definitions which are stored
in the xCAT database.


=head1 OPTIONS

=over 10

=item B<-a|--all>

Display all definitions.

=item B<-h|--help>

Display usage message.

=item B<-i> I<attr-list>

Comma separated list of attribute names to display.

=item B<-l|--long>

List the complete object definition.  (The default for some options is to give only a list of object names.)

=item I<noderange>

A set of comma delimited node names and/or group names.
See the "noderange" man page for details on supported formats.

=item B<-o> I<object-names>

A set of comma delimited object names.

=item B<-t> I<object-types>

A set of comma delimited object types. Use the help option to get a list of valid objects.

=item B<-V|--verbose>

Verbose mode.

=item B<-w> I<attr=val,[attr=val...]>

A comma-separated list of attributes and values that can be used to select items to display. Use the help option to get a list of valid attributes.

=item B<-z|--stanza>

Display output in stanza format. See the xcatstanzafile man page for details on using xCAT stanza files.

=back


=head1 RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.


=head1 EXAMPLES

=over 4

=item 1.

To get a list of all object names.

 lsdef -a

=item 2.

To get a list of all the network definitions.

 lsdef -t network

=item 3.

To get a complete listing of all network definitions.

 lsdef -l -t network

=item 4.

To list the whole xCAT database and write it to a stanza file. (backup database)

 lsdef -a -l -z > mydbstanzafile

=item 5.

To list the MAC and install adapter name for each node.

 lsdef -t node -i mac,installnic

=item 6.

To list an osimage definition named "aix53J".

 lsdef -t osimage -l -o aix53J

=item 7.

To list all node definitions that have a status value of "booting".

 lsdef -t node -w status=booting

=item 8.

To list all the attributes of the group "service".

 lsdef -l -t group -o service

=item 9.

To list all the attributes of the nodes that are members of the group "service".

 lsdef -t node -l service

=back


=head1 FILES

$XCATROOT/bin/lsdef

(The XCATROOT environment variable is set when xCAT is installed. The
default value is "/opt/xcat".)


=head1 NOTES

This command is part of the xCAT software product.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<mkdef(1)|mkdef.1>, L<chdef(1)|chdef.1>, L<rmdef(1)|rmdef.1>, L<xcatstanzafile(5)|xcatstanzafile.5>