A cross-platform library for describing OS attributes.
A cross-platform library for describing OS attributes. Supports multiple resolution mechanisms, any of which can be restricted to working only on certain operating systems or environments. Facter is especially useful for retrieving things like operating system names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and SSH keys.
A cross-platform library for describing OS attributes. Supports multiple resolution mechanisms, any of which can be restricted to working only on certain operating systems or environments. Facter is especially useful for retrieving things like operating system names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and SSH keys.
To install facter, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install facter
To see what files were installed by facter, run:
port contents facter
To later upgrade facter, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade facter
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