influx:tldr:6ab27
influx: Return output in a specific format.
$ influx -execute "${influxql_command}" -format ${select}
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This command is related to InfluxDB, a time series database. Here is an explanation of each part of the command:
-
influx
: This is the executable or command to run InfluxDB. -
-execute "${influxql_command}"
: This flag executes the InfluxQL command provided within the double quotes ("${influxql_command}"
).influxql_command
: This is a placeholder for the actual InfluxQL command that you want to execute. It should be replaced with a specific InfluxQL query or command.
-
-format ${select}
: This flag specifies the desired format of the output.${select}
: This is a placeholder for the actual format you want to use. It should be replaced with a specific format option, such ascsv
,json
,pretty
, etc. This determines how the query results will be formatted and presented.
Overall, this command allows you to execute an InfluxQL command, specified by ${influxql_command}
, and specify the format of the output using the -format
flag followed by ${select}
.
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.