The `influxdb3 show system summary` command returns a summary of various types of
system table data.

## Usage

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```bash
influxdb3 show system --database <DATABASE_NAME> summary [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

| Option |            | Description                                                                                    |
| :----- | :--------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-l`   | `--limit`  | Maximum number of entries from each table to display (default is `10`, `0` indicates no limit) |
|        | `--format` | Output format (`pretty` _(default)_, `json`, `jsonl`, `csv`, or `parquet`)                      |
| `-h`   | `--help`   | Print help information                                                                         |

## Examples

- [Summarize system table data](#summarize-system-table-data)
- [Summarize system table data in JSON-formatted output](#summarize-system-table-data-in-json-formatted-output)

In the examples below, replace
{{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}} with
the name of the database to operate on.

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### Summarize system table data

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```bash
influxdb3 show system --database DATABASE_NAME summary
```

### Summarize system table data in JSON-formatted output

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```bash
influxdb3 show system --database DATABASE_NAME summary --format json
```

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