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title: influxctl database update
description: >
  The `influxctl database update` command updates a database's retention period,
  tables, or columns.
menu:
  influxdb3_cloud_dedicated:
    parent: influxctl database
weight: 301
source: /shared/influxctl/database/update.md
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