Enhance README with richer examples

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Philip O'Toole 2015-08-13 14:25:41 -07:00
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@ -41,14 +41,27 @@ curl -G 'http://localhost:8086/query' --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE mydb"
### Insert some data
```
curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
-d 'cpu,host=server01,region=uswest value=1.0 1434055562000000000'
-d 'cpu,host=server01,region=uswest load=42 1434055562000000000'
curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
-d 'cpu,host=server02,region=uswest load=78 1434055562000000000'
curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write?db=mydb' \
-d 'cpu,host=server03,region=useast load=15.4 1434055562000000000'
```
### Query for the data
```JSON
curl -G http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
--data-urlencode "q=SELECT * FROM cpu WHERE host='server01'"
--data-urlencode "q=SELECT * FROM cpu WHERE host='server01' AND time < now - 1d"
```
### Analyze the data
```JSON
curl -G http://localhost:8086/query?pretty=true --data-urlencode "db=mydb" \
--data-urlencode "q=SELECT mean(load) FROM cpu WHERE region='uswest'"
```
## Helpful Links
* Understand the [design goals and motivations of the project](http://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/introduction/overview.html).