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kapacitor replay-live query

The kapacitor replay-live query command replays the result of a query against a task without saving a recording.

Usage

kapacitor replay-live query [flags]

Flags

FlagDescription
-clusterNamed InfluxDB cluster or instance to query
-no-waitRun replay in the background
-queryInfluxQL query to replay
-real-clockReplay queries in real time, otherwise replay queries as fast as possible
-rec-timeUse times saved in the recording instead of present times
-replay-idID to assign to the replay (default is a random ID)
-taskRequired: Task ID

Examples

Replay the results of a query against an alert task
kapacitor replay-live query \
  -task cpu_alert \
  -rec-time \
  -query 'SELECT value FROM telegraf.default.cpu_idle WHERE time > now() - 1h'

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