# Why “Why-Run” Mode Is Considered Harmful

- **期号**: SRE Weekly Issue #118（2018-04-16）
- **作者**: Julian Dunn — Chef
- **链接**: https://blog.chef.io/2018/03/14/why-why-run-mode-is-considered-harmful/

## 简介

“Why-run” mode is Chef’s “do nothing” or “dry run” mode. As it turns out, it may not be so useful when trying to figure out what Chef will do.

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