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The influx template command summarizes the specified InfluxDB template.
The command returns information about all resources included in the template.
influx template [flags]
influx template [command]
| Subcommand | Description |
|---|---|
| validate | Validate a template |
| Flag | Description | Input Type | {{< cli/mapped >}} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--disable-color | Disable color in output | |||
--disable-table-borders | Disable table borders | |||
-e | --encoding | Template encoding (yaml,yml,json, or jsonnet) | string | |
-f | --file | Path to template file (supports HTTP(S) URLs or file paths) | stringArray | |
-h | --help | Help for the template command | ||
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
-R | --recurse | Recurse through files in the directory specified in -f, --file |
{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}
Summarize InfluxDB Templates:
influx template --file /path/to/template.yml
influx template \
--file /path/to/template1.yml \
--file /path/to/template2.yml
influx template --file https://example.com/path/to/template.yml
influx template \
--file /path/to/template/dir/ \
--recurse
influx template \
--file /path/to/template \
--encoding json