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ReplacesMetadata

The department is: ReplacesMetadata

The full name of the cop is: Chef/RedundantCode/ReplacesMetadata

Enabled by default Supports autocorrection Target Chef Version
Enabled Yes All Versions

The replaces metadata.rb method is not used and is unnecessary in cookbooks. Replacements for existing cookbooks should be documented in the cookbook’s README.md file instead.

Examples

incorrect


replaces "another_cookbook"

Configurable attributes

Name Default value Configurable values
Version Added 5.1.0 String
Include
  • **/metadata.rb
Array

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