influx

Connect to an InfluxDB running on localhost with no credentials

$ influx

Connect with a specific username (will prompt for a password)

$ influx -username [username] -password ""

Connect to a specific host

$ influx -host [hostname]

Use a specific database

$ influx -database [database_name]

Execute a given command

$ influx -execute "[influxql_command]"

Return output in a specific format

$ influx -execute "[influxql_command]" -format [json|csv|column]

influx [options]

influx is an interactive shell to InfluxDB.

-version Display the version and exit.

-host <host name>

Host to connect to.

-port <port>

Port to connect to.

-database <database name>

Database to connect to the server.

-password <password>

Password to connect to the server. Leaving blank will prompt for password.

-username <username>

Username to connect to the server.

-dump

Dump the contents of the given database to stdout.

-execute <command>

Execute command and quit.

-format <json|csv|column>

Format specifies the format of the server responses: json, csv, or column.

-pretty

Turns on pretty print for the json format.

influxd(1)

Alexandre Viau (alexandre@alexandreviau.net)