.. _glossary:

========
Glossary
========

.. glossary:: :sorted:

    client

    generator
        A type of plugin which provides file contents. For example Cfg
        or TGenshi.

    Genshi
        A Python-based templating engine. `Genshi Homepage`_.

    group
        A "tag" assigned to a client through a probe or other plugin.

    irc channel
        #bcfg2 on freenode

    probe
        A script that executes on a client machine and sets client
        metadata such as group membership.

    profile
        A special type of group that a client is explicitly assigned to.

    structure

    repository
        A collection of folders and files that make up the configurations
        that Bcfg2 applies to server. The repository is located at
        ``/var/lib/bcfg2`` by default. This is not to be confused with
        a :term:VCS repository, which is an excellent place to pull
        your Bcfg2 repository from to manage changes. When used alone,
        repository refers to a Bcfg2 repository.

    VCS
        Stands for `Version Control System
        <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control>`_.


.. _Genshi Homepage: http://genshi.edgewall.org/