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promtool:tldr:b3194
promtool: Unit tests for rules config.
$ promtool test rules ${test_file-yml}
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The command promtool test rules ${test_file-yml}
is used to validate Prometheus rule files using the promtool
tool.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
promtool
: Refers to the executable name of thepromtool
binary.test rules
: Specifies the specificpromtool
command to test Prometheus rule files.${test_file-yml}
: This is a parameter enclosed within${}
. The value oftest_file
will be substituted in place of${test_file-yml}
. Iftest_file
is not defined, the default valueyml
will be used.
The purpose of this command is to execute the test rules
command of promtool
on the specified rule file (test_file
) to validate its correctness and adherence to the Prometheus rule syntax. This helps to identify any potential issues or errors in the rule file before deploying it in a Prometheus monitoring environment.
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.