WWCTL(1)

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💅 WWCTL(1) — the wwctl manual, node-import edition 🎀

okay bestie, so this page lives in section 1 of the manual (that's the (1) next to WWCTL — that's your girl, she's a user command), and today we're hyperfixating on one very specific subcommand: wwctl node import. pull up a chair, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

wwctl-node-import — literally just: import node(s) from a yaml FILE. that's the whole mission. slay, concise, we love her. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

wwctl node import [OPTIONS] FILE

that's it. that's the vibe. options first, then the file, no cap. ✨

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea ☕: this command imports all the nodes defined in a YAML file. all of them. every single one in there. 👑

and listen — it will overwrite nodes with the same name. like, if a node in your file has the same name as a node that already exists, bestie, it's getting replaced. no warning arc, no "are you sure" moment baked into the description, just overwrite. so double-check that YAML before you send it, fr fr. 💀

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -h, --help[=false] — help for import. your little "wait what does this do again" safety net 🫶
  • -y, --yes[=false] — set 'yes' to all questions asked. maximum main character energy: zero hesitation, all confirmation. 💅

✨ OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS ✨

these are the ones she got from her parent command, like inherited trauma but make it flags 🌸

  • -d, --debug[=false] — run with debugging messages enabled. for when you need to see everything 👀
  • -v, --verbose[=false] — run with increased verbosity. she's talking more now, and honestly? let her. 🗣️
  • --warewulfconf="" — set the warewulf configuration file. empty string by default, so if you want it, you gotta say it. ✨

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

  • wwctl-node(1) — the parent page, go say hi to the family 💖

✨ HISTORY ✨

16-Sep-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra. not a human hand in sight, just a robot doing her little thing 🤖✨

and that's the page, bestie!! 🦋 iykyk, this one was auto generated by spf13/cobra back in Sep 2026, so like… blame the machine, not me 💀 go forth, import those nodes, and remember: overwriting is forever. periodt. 👑💜

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