influxd generate
The influxd generate command generates time series data direct to disk using a schema defined in a TOML file.
Important notes
influxd generatecannot run while theinfluxdserver is running. Thegeneratecommand modifies index and Time-Structured Merge Tree (TSM) data.- Use
influxd generatefor development and testing purposes only. Do not run it on a production server.
Usage
influxd generate <schema.toml> [flags]
influxd generate [subcommand]Subcommands
| Subcommand | Description |
|---|---|
| help-schema | Print a documented example TOML schema to stdout. |
| simple | Generate simple data sets using defaults and CLI flags. |
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
--print | Print data spec and exit | ||
--org | Organiztion name | string | |
--bucket | Bucket Name | string | |
--start-time | Start time (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z) (default is 00:00:00 of one week ago) | string | |
--end-time | End time (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z) (default is 00:00:00 of current day) | string | |
--clean | Clean time series data files (none, tsm or all) (default none) | string | |
--cpuprofile | Collect a CPU profile | string | |
--memprofile | Collect a memory profile | string | |
-h | --help | Help for the generate command |
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