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The influx template validate command validates the provided InfluxDB template.

Usage

influx template validate [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input Type
-e	--encoding	Template encoding	string
-f	--file	Path to template file (supports HTTP(S) URLs or file paths)	stringArray
-h	--help	Help for the validate command
-R	--recurse	Recurse through files in the directory specified in -f, --file

Examples

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Validate InfluxDB Templates:

• from a local file
• from multiple files
• from a URL
• from a directory
• using a specific encoding

Validate an InfluxDB template from a local file

influx template validate --file /path/to/template.yml

Validate InfluxDB templates from multiple files

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template1.yml \
  --file /path/to/template2.yml

Validate an InfluxDB template from a URL

influx template validate --file https://example.com/path/to/template.yml

Validate all InfluxDB templates in a directory

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template/dir/ \
  --recurse

Specify the encoding of the InfluxDB template to validate

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template \
  --encoding json