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Kapacitor

kapacitor reload

The kapacitor reload command disables and reenables running Kapacitor tasks.

Usage

kapacitor reload <task-id-or-pattern>

Arguments

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

Examples

Reload a specific task

kapacitor reload cpu_alert

Reload all tasks with IDs that match a pattern

kapacitor reload *_alert

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