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.TH "SALT-CALL" "1" "Generated on June 24, 2026 at 08:44:18 UTC." "3006.26" "Salt"
.SH NAME
salt-call \- salt-call Documentation
.SH SYNOPSIS
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salt\-call [options]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The salt\-call command is used to run module functions locally on a minion
instead of executing them from the master. Salt\-call is used to run a
Standalone Minion \%<#\:tutorial-standalone-minion>, and was originally
created for troubleshooting \%<#\:troubleshooting-minion-salt-call>\&.
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The Salt Master is contacted to retrieve state files and other resources
during execution unless the \fB\-\-local\fP option is specified.
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\fBNote:\fP
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\fBsalt\-call\fP commands execute from the current user\(aqs shell
context, while \fBsalt\fP commands execute from the system\(aqs default context.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-\-version
Print the version of Salt that is running.
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.B \-\-versions\-report
Show program\(aqs dependencies and version number, and then exit
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.B \-h, \-\-help
Show the help message and exit
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.B \-c CONFIG_DIR, \-\-config\-dir=CONFIG_dir
The location of the Salt configuration directory. This directory contains
the configuration files for Salt master and minions. The default location
on most systems is \fB/etc/salt\fP\&.
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.B \-\-hard\-crash
Raise any original exception rather than exiting gracefully Default: False
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.B \-g, \-\-grains
Return the information generated by the Salt grains
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.B \-m MODULE_DIRS, \-\-module\-dirs=MODULE_DIRS
Specify an additional directory to pull modules from.  Multiple directories
can be provided by passing \-m /\-\-module\-dirs multiple times.
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.B \-d, \-\-doc, \-\-documentation
Return the documentation for the specified module or for all modules if
none are specified
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.B \-\-master=MASTER
Specify the master to use. The minion must be authenticated with the
master. If this option is omitted, the master options from the minion
config will be used. If multi masters are set up the first listed master
that responds will be used.
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.B \-\-return RETURNER
Set salt\-call to pass the return data to one or many returner interfaces.
To use many returner interfaces specify a comma delimited list of
returners.
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.B \-\-local
Run salt\-call locally, as if there was no master running.
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.B \-\-file\-root=FILE_ROOT
Set this directory as the base file root.
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.B \-\-pillar\-root=PILLAR_ROOT
Set this directory as the base pillar root.
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.B \-\-retcode\-passthrough
Exit with the salt call retcode and not the salt binary retcode
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.B \-\-no\-return\-event
Do not send the return event back to master.
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.B \-\-metadata
Print out the execution metadata as well as the return. This will print out
the outputter data, the return code, etc.
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.B \-\-id=ID
Specify the minion id to use. If this option is omitted, the id option from
the minion config will be used.
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.B \-\-skip\-grains
Do not load grains.
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.B \-\-refresh\-grains\-cache
Force a refresh of the grains cache
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Logging options which override any settings defined on the configuration files.
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.B \-l LOG_LEVEL, \-\-log\-level=LOG_LEVEL
Console logging log level. One of \fBall\fP, \fBgarbage\fP, \fBtrace\fP,
\fBdebug\fP, \fBinfo\fP, \fBwarning\fP, \fBerror\fP, \fBquiet\fP\&. Default:
\fBwarning\fP\&.
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.B \-\-log\-file=LOG_FILE
Log file path. Default: /var/log/salt/minion\&.
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.B \-\-log\-file\-level=LOG_LEVEL_LOGFILE
Logfile logging log level. One of \fBall\fP, \fBgarbage\fP, \fBtrace\fP,
\fBdebug\fP, \fBinfo\fP, \fBwarning\fP, \fBerror\fP, \fBquiet\fP\&. Default:
\fBwarning\fP\&.
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.B \-\-out
Pass in an alternative outputter to display the return of data. This
outputter can be any of the available outputters:
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\fBhighstate\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fBkey\fP, \fBoverstatestage\fP, \fBpprint\fP, \fBraw\fP, \fBtxt\fP, \fByaml\fP, and many others \%<#\:all-salt-output>\&.
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Some outputters are formatted only for data returned from specific functions.
If an outputter is used that does not support the data passed into it, then
Salt will fall back on the \fBpprint\fP outputter and display the return data
using the Python \fBpprint\fP standard library module.
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.B \-\-out\-indent OUTPUT_INDENT, \-\-output\-indent OUTPUT_INDENT
Print the output indented by the provided value in spaces. Negative values
disable indentation. Only applicable in outputters that support
indentation.
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.B \-\-out\-file=OUTPUT_FILE, \-\-output\-file=OUTPUT_FILE
Write the output to the specified file.
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.B \-\-out\-file\-append, \-\-output\-file\-append
Append the output to the specified file.
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.B \-\-no\-color
Disable all colored output
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.B \-\-force\-color
Force colored output
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When using colored output the color codes are as follows:
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\fBgreen\fP denotes success, \fBred\fP denotes failure, \fBblue\fP denotes
changes and success and \fByellow\fP denotes a expected future change in configuration.
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.B \-\-state\-output=STATE_OUTPUT, \-\-state_output=STATE_OUTPUT
Override the configured state_output value for minion
output. One of \(aqfull\(aq, \(aqterse\(aq, \(aqmixed\(aq, \(aqchanges\(aq or
\(aqfilter\(aq. Default: \(aqnone\(aq.
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.B \-\-state\-verbose=STATE_VERBOSE, \-\-state_verbose=STATE_VERBOSE
Override the configured state_verbose value for minion
output. Set to True or False. Default: none.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBsalt(1)\fP
\fBsalt\-master(1)\fP
\fBsalt\-minion(1)\fP
.SH Author
Thomas S. Hatch <thatch45@gmail.com> and many others, please see the Authors file
.SH Copyright
2026
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