docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb3-cli/show/system/summary.md

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

Usage

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)
	--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

Examples

• Summarize system table data
• 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

influxdb3 show system --database DATABASE_NAME summary

Summarize system table data in JSON-formatted output

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

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