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kapacitor CLI

The kapacitor CLI interacts with and manages the Kapacitor server.

Usage

kapacitor [command] [flags] [args]

Commands

CommandDescription
backupBackup the Kapacitor database
defineCreate or update a task
define-templateCreate or update a template
define-topic-handlerCreate or update an alert handler for a topic
deleteDelete Kapacitor resources
disableDisable a task
enableEnable a task
fluxManage Kapacitor Flux tasks
helpPrint help for a command
levelSet the logging level on the kapacitord server
listList information about Kapacitor resources
logsOutput Kapacitor logs
recordRecord the results of a task or query
reloadReload a task with an updated task definition
replayReplay a recording to a task
replay-liveReplay data to a task without recording it
service-testsRun service tests
showDisplay information about a task
show-templateDisplay information about a template
show-topicDisplay information about an alert topic
show-topic-handlerDisplay information about an alert handler for a topic
statsDisplay Kapacitor server statistics
varsPrint Kapacitor debug vars in JSON format
versionDisplay the Kapacitor version
watchWatch logs for a task

Flags

FlagDescriptionEnvironment variable
-skipVerifyDisable SSL or TLS verificationKAPACITOR_UNSAFE_SSL
-urlURL of the kapacitord server (default is http://localhost:9092)KAPACITOR_URL

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