Knife
Knife is a command-line tool for Chef, an infrastructure automation platform, used to manage Chef servers, nodes, cookbooks, roles, and other components. It provides an interface for administrators and developers to interact with Chef configurations, automate deployment tasks, and ensure consistent infrastructure management across environments. As a core part of the Chef ecosystem, Knife simplifies operations like uploading cookbooks, bootstrapping nodes, and managing data bags.
Developers should learn Knife when working with Chef for configuration management, infrastructure as code, or DevOps automation, as it is essential for deploying and managing Chef-managed infrastructure. It is particularly useful in scenarios like cloud provisioning, continuous deployment pipelines, and large-scale server management, where automation and consistency are critical. Using Knife helps streamline operations, reduce manual errors, and integrate Chef with other tools in a DevOps workflow.