influx

InfluxDB command-line client.

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.

Alexandre Viau (alexandre@alexandreviau.net)