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The `influxdb3 create distinct_cache` command creates a new distinct value cache.
## Usage
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```bash
influxdb3 create distinct_cache [OPTIONS] \
--database <DATABASE_NAME> \
--token <AUTH_TOKEN>
--table <TABLE> \
--columns <COLUMNS> \
[CACHE_NAME]
```
## Arguments
- **CACHE_NAME**: _(Optional)_ Name for the cache.
If not provided, the command automatically generates a name.
## Options
| Option | | Description |
| :----- | :------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-H` | `--host` | Host URL of the running {{< product-name >}} server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`) |
| `-d` | `--database` | _({{< req >}})_ Name of the database to operate on |
| | `--token` | _({{< req >}})_ Authentication token |
| `-t` | `--table` | _({{< req >}})_ Table to create the cache for |
| | `--columns` | _({{< req >}})_ Comma-separated list of columns to cache distinct values for--for example: `col1,col2,col3` (see [Metadata cache hierarchy](#metadata-cache-hierarchy)) |
| | `--max-cardinality` | Maximum number of distinct value combinations to hold in the cache |
| | `--max-age` | Maximum age of an entry in the cache entered as a human-readable duration--for example: `30d`, `24h` |
| | `--tls-ca` | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) |
| `-h` | `--help` | Print help information |
| | `--help-all` | Print detailed help information |
> [!Important]
>
> #### Metadata cache hierarchy
>
> The distinct value cache has a hierarchical structure with a level for each specified column.
> The order specified in the `--columns` option determines the order of levels,
> from top-to-bottom, of the cache hierarchy.
### Option environment variables
You can use the following environment variables to set command options:
| Environment Variable | Option |
| :------------------------ | :----------- |
| `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL` | `--host` |
| `INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME` | `--database` |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` | `--token` |
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