docs-v2/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/show-shards.md

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influxd-ctl show-shards	The `influxd-ctl show-shards` command returns information about shards in an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.	enterprise_influxdb_v1 parent influxd-ctl	201	/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/truncate-shards/

The influxd-ctl show-shards command returns information about shards in an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.

Usage

influxd-ctl show-shards [flags]

Information includes:

• Shard ID
• Database
• Retention Policy
• Number of desired replicas
• Shard group
• Shard start time
• Shard end time
• Shard expiration
• Shard owners

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Shards
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ID  Database    Retention Policy  Desired Replicas  Shard Group  Start                 End                   Expires               Owners
51  telegraf    autogen           2                 37           2023-01-01T00:00:00Z  2023-01-08T00:00:00Z  2023-07-08T00:00:00Z  [{26 data1:8088} {33 data3:8088}]
52  telegraf    autogen           2                 37           2023-01-01T00:00:00Z  2023-01-08T00:00:00Z  2023-07-08T00:00:00Z  [{5 data2:8088} {26 data1:8088}]

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Flags

Flag	Description
-v	Return detailed shard information

{{% caption %}} Also see influxd-ctl global flags. {{% /caption %}}

Examples