cdist对其他的配置管理系统像cfengine,bcfg2,chefandpuppet来说是可选的，但是cdist的运行方式不一样，下面是它独特的一些特性：
KeywordsDescriptionSimplicityThereisonlyonetypetoextendcdistcalledtypeDesignTypeandcorecleanlyseperatedDesignStickscompletlytotheKISS(keepitsimpleandstupid)paradigmaDesignMeaningfulerrormessages-donotlosetimedebuggingerrormessagesDesignConsistencyinbehaviour,naminganddocumentationDesignNosurprisefactor:Onlydowhatisobviouslyclear,nomagicDesignDefinetargetstate,donotfocusonmethodsorscriptsDesignPusharchitecture:InstantlyapplyyourchangesSmallcorecdist'scoreisverysmall-lesscode,lessbugsFastdevelopmentFocusonstraightforwardnessoftypecreationisamaindevelopmentobjectiveModernProgrammingLanguagecdistiswritteninPythonRequirements,ScalabilityNocentralserverneeded,cdistoperatesinpushmodeandcanberunfromanycomputerRequirements,Scalability,Upgradecdistonlyneedstobeupdatedonthemaster,notonthetargethostsRequirements,SecurityUseswell-knowSSHastransportprotocolRequirements,SimplicityRequiresonlyshellandSSHserveronthetargetUNIXReuseofexistingtoolslikecat,find,mv,...UNIX,familarenvironment,documentationIsavailableasmanpagesandHTMLUNIX,simplicity,familarenvironmentcdistisconfiguredinPOSIXshell
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