CLOUD-INIT-PER(1) General Commands Manual CLOUD-INIT-PER(1)
NAME
cloud-init-per - Run a command with arguments at a specific frequency
SYNOPSIS
cloud-init-per <frequency> <name> <cmd> [ arg1 [ arg2 [...]]]
DESCRIPTION
Run a command with arguments at a specific frequency.
This utility can make it easier to use boothooks or bootcmd on a per
"once" or "always" basis. For example:
- [ cloud-init-per, once, mymkfs, mkfs, /dev/vdb ]
The cloud-init-per command replaced the cloud-init-run-module command.
OPTIONS
frequency
This can be one of the following values:
once: run only once and do not re-run for new instance-id
instance: run only once for a given instance-id and re-run for
new instance-id
always: run every boot
name A name to give the command to run to show up in logs.
cmd [ arg1 [ arg2 [...]]]
The actual command to run followed by any additional arguments.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2020 Canonical Ltd. License GPL-3 or Apache-2.0
SEE ALSO
Full documentation at: <https://docs.cloud-init.io>
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