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Nick-Tech:chef-repo nmcspadden$ chef-shell -c /etc/chef/client.rb 
loading configuration: /etc/chef/client.rb
Session type: standalone
Loading......done.

This is the chef-shell.
 Chef Version: 12.0.3
 http://www.opscode.com/chef
 http://docs.opscode.com/

run `help' for help, `exit' or ^D to quit.

Ohai2u nmcspadden@!
chef > puts node['cpe']['hardware']
NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
	from (irb):1
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-12.0.3/lib/chef/shell.rb:75:in `block in start'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-12.0.3/lib/chef/shell.rb:74:in `catch'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-12.0.3/lib/chef/shell.rb:74:in `start'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/chef-12.0.3/bin/chef-shell:37:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef-shell:23:in `load'
	from /opt/chefdk/embedded/bin/chef-shell:23:in `<main>'
chef >