docs-v2/content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/write/dryrun.md

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influx write dryrun	The `influx write dryrun` command prints write output to stdout instead of writing to InfluxDB. Use this command to test writing data.	v2_0_ref name parent influx write dryrun influx write	101	write

The influx write dryrun command prints write output to stdout instead of writing to InfluxDB. Use this command to test writing data.

Supports line protocol and annotated CSV. Output is always line protocol.

Usage

influx write dryrun [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
-b	--bucket	Bucket name	string	INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME
	--bucket-id	Bucket ID	string	INFLUX_BUCKET_ID
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
	--debug	Output errors to stderr
	--encoding	Character encoding of input (default UTF-8)	string
-f	--file	File to import	string
	--format	Input format (lp or csv, default lp)	string
	--header	Prepend header line to CSV input data	string
-h	--help	Help for the dryrun command
	--host	HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:9999)	string	INFLUX_HOST
-o	--org	Organization name	string	INFLUX_ORG
	--org-id	Organization ID	string	INFLUX_ORG_ID
-p	--precision	Precision of the timestamps (default ns)	string	INFLUX_PRECISION
	--skipHeader	Skip first n rows of input data	integer
	--skipRowOnError	Output CSV errors to stderr, but continue processing
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification
-t	--token	Authentication token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN
-u	--url	URL to import data from	string