Top "Berksfile" questions

The Berksfile is the file that specifies the cookbook dependencies for a Berkshelf

Chef 'cookbook' in Berksfile vs 'depends' in metadata.rb

What's the difference between adding cookbooks to Berksfile using 'cookbook' and adding cookbooks to metadata.rb using 'depends'? For example, …

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What exactly does "berks update <cookbook-name>" do?

According to "berks help update", the command is supposed to: "Update the cookbooks (and dependencies) specified in the Berksfile" (Yes ... …

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