---
title: influxd-ctl entropy show
description: The influxd-ctl entropy show command returns all shards with detected entropy.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/entropy/show/
estimated_tokens: 273
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/entropy/show/
date: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
---

The `influxd-ctl entropy show` command returns all shards with detected entropy.

## Usage

```sh
influxd-ctl entropy show
```

Output includes the following:

* Shard ID
* Database
* Retention policy
* Shard start time
* Shard end time
* Shard expiration time
* Shard entropy status

[](#view-example-output)

View example output

```
# Entropy
ID     Database  Retention Policy  Start                          End                            Expires                        Status
21179  statsdb   1hour             2023-10-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  2023-10-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  2024-10-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  diff
25165  statsdb   1hour             2023-11-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  2023-11-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  2024-12-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC  diff
```

## Flags

*See [`influxd-ctl` global flags](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/#influxd-ctl-global-flags).*

#### Related

* [influxd-ctl entropy repair](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/entropy/repair/)
* [Use Anti-Entropy service in InfluxDB Enterprise v1](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/administration/configure/anti-entropy/)