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etcdctl: Display the value associated with a specified key.
$ etcdctl get ${my-key}
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This command is using the etcdctl command-line tool to retrieve the value stored in a key called ${my-key} from a running etcd cluster.

  • etcdctl: This is the executable command-line tool for interacting with an etcd cluster.
  • get: It is a subcommand of etcdctl that is used to retrieve the value of a key from etcd.
  • ${my-key}: This is a placeholder for the actual key name. It is written in a format commonly used in bash scripting to denote a variable.

When executing this command, you would replace ${my-key} with the actual key name you want to retrieve. For example, if you have a key named foo, you would run etcdctl get foo.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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