chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::Knife::Core::GenericPresenter#format

Returns a String representation of +data+ that is suitable for output
to a terminal or perhaps for data interchange with another program.
The representation of the +data+ depends on the value of the
`config[:format]` setting.

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open knife/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Knife--Core--GenericPresenter-format-for-pr

# Commit to git

git add knife/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::Knife::Core::GenericPresenter#format"

# Open pull request

gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`

hub fork

git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Knife--Core--GenericPresenter-format-for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!