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influxdb3 show system

The influxdb3 show system command displays data from InfluxDB 3 Core system tables.

Usage

 influxdb3 show system [OPTIONS] --database <DATABASE_NAME> <SUBCOMMAND>
Aliases

system, s

Subcommands

SubcommandDescription
summarySummarize system table data
tableRetrieve entries from a specific system table
table-listList available system tables
helpPrint command help or the help of a subcommand

Options

OptionDescription
-H--hostHost URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Core server (default is http://127.0.0.1:8181)
-d--database(Required) Name of the database to operate on
--tokenAuthentication token
-h--helpPrint help information
--help-allPrint detailed help information

Option environment variables

You can use the following environment variables to set command options:

Environment VariableOption
INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL--host
INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME--database
INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN--token

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