influxdb3 show system table
The influxdb3 show system table command queries data from a system table.
Usage
influxdb3 show system --database <DATABASE_NAME> table [OPTIONS] <SYSTEM_TABLE>
Arguments
- SYSTEM_TABLE: the system table to query
Options
| Option | Description | |
|---|---|---|
-l | --limit | Maximum number of tables entries to display (default is 10, 0 indicates no limit) |
-o | --order-by | Order by the specified columns |
-s | --select | Select specific columns from the system table |
--format | Output format (pretty (default), json, jsonl, csv, or parquet) | |
--tls-ca | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) | |
-h | --help | Print help information |
--help-all | Print detailed help information |
Examples
- Query a system table
- Query specific columns from a system table
- Query a system table and order by a specific column
- Query a system table and return JSON-formatted output
In the examples below, replace
DATABASE_NAME with
the name of the database to operate on.
Query a system table
# Query the parquet_files system table
influxdb3 show system --database DATABASE_NAME table parquet_files
Query specific columns from a system table
# Select specific columns from the parquet_files system table
influxdb3 show system \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
table \
--select table_name,size_bytes,row_count \
parquet_files
Query a system table and order by a specific column
influxdb3 show system \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
table \
--order-by size_bytes,row_count \
parquet_files
Query a system table and return JSON-formatted output
influxdb3 show system \
--database DATABASE_NAME \
table \
--format json \
parquet_files
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