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Device management

Device management

Remotely manage, and protect laptops and mobile devices.

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Automate tasks across devices, from app installs to scripts.

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Software management

Inventory, patch, and manage installed software.

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Stripe + Fleet

Stripe consolidates multiple tools with Fleet.

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Foursquare + Fleet

Foursquare quickly migrates to Fleet for device management.

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Tables

Fleet uses osquery tables to query operating system, hardware, and software data. Each table provides specific data for analysis and filtering.

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file_contents

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file​_contents

Allows reading an arbitrary file. The entire contents of the file are returned as a single row.

Column Type Description
contents text Contents of the file
path text Path of the file to read.
Required in WHERE clause

Example

Output the content of /etc/hosts. 

SELECT * FROM file_contents WHERE path='/etc/hosts';

Notes

See also file_lines for reading a file line by line.

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