kapacitor disable

The kapacitor disable command stops and disables a task.

Usage

kapacitor disable <task-id-or-pattern>

Arguments

task-id-or-pattern: Task ID or glob pattern to match task IDs to disable.

Examples

Disable a specific task
Disable all tasks with IDs that match a glob pattern

Disable a specific task

kapacitor disable cpu_alert

Disable all tasks with IDs that match a glob pattern

kapacitor disable *_alert

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