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influxd-ctl truncate-shards

The influxd-ctl truncate-shards command truncates all shards that are currently being written to (also known as “hot” shards) and creates new shards to write new data to.

Usage

influxd-ctl truncate-shards [flags]
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Flags

FlagDescription
-delayDuration from now to truncate shards (default is 1m0s)

Also see influxd-ctl global flags.

Examples

Truncate shards 3 minutes after command execution
influxd-ctl truncate-shards -delay 3m
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