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influxd generate simple The `influxd generate simple` command generates and writes a simple data set using reasonable defaults and CLI flags.
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The influxd generate simple command generates and writes a simple data set using reasonable defaults and command line interface (CLI) flags.

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Important notes

  • influxd generate simple cannot run while the influxd server is running. The generate command modifies index and Time-Structured Merge Tree (TSM) data.
  • Use influxd generate simple for development and testing purposes only. Do not run it on a production server. {{% /note %}}

Usage

influxd generate simple [flags]

Flags

Flag Description Input Type
--print Print data spec and exit
--org Name of organization string
--bucket Name of bucket string
--start-time Start time (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z) (default is 00:00:00 of one week ago) string
--end-time End time (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z) (default is 00:00:00 of current day) string
--clean Clean time series data files (none, tsm or all) (default none) string
--cpuprofile Collect a CPU profile string
--memprofile Collect a memory profile string
-h, --help Help for generate simple