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InfluxDB OSS v2

influxd inspect delete-tsm

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

The influxd inspect delete-tsm command deletes a measurement from a raw TSM file.

Usage

influxd inspect delete-tsm [flags]

Flags

FlagDescriptionInput Type
-h--helpHelp for delete-tsm
--measurementName of the measurement to deletestring
--sanitizeRemove all keys with non-printable unicode characters
-v--verboseEnable verbose logging

Examples

Delete a measurement from a TSM file
influxd inspect delete-tsm \
  --measurement example-measurement
Remove non-printable unicode characters from all TSM files
influxd inspect delete-tsm --sanitize
tsm

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