$ cat >test.conf < [bar] > bar = green > EOF # TODO output an error $ ceph-conf -c test.conf broken [1] $ ceph-conf -c test.conf --name total.garbage error parsing 'total.garbage': expected string of the form TYPE.ID, valid types are: auth, mon, osd, mds, mgr, client [1] $ ceph-conf -c test.conf -s bar You must give an action, such as --lookup or --list-all-sections. Pass --help for more help. [1]