[chef] chef-client command line argument for cookbook/recipe?

["Matthew Sims" < >]

Is there a way for chef-client to call a cookbook or recipe via the
command line without the need for a JSON?

I'm looking to have Chef be the source of a file. Some times a manual
reset of this file is required.

I'm looking to write a script that would simply make a chef-client call to
a special recipe that would pull down the original.

I wasn't looking to have this automated in any run list, just have it
handy when we need it.