influx template validate

influx CLI 2.0.1+

The influx template validate command validates the provided InfluxDB template.

Usage

influx template validate [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input Type
`-e`	`--encoding`	Template encoding	string
`-f`	`--file`	Path to template file (supports HTTP(S) URLs or file paths)	stringArray
`-h`	`--help`	Help for the `validate` command
`-R`	`--recurse`	Recurse through files in the directory specified in `-f`, `--file`

Examples

Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB host, organization, and token are provided by the active influx CLI configuration. If you do not have a CLI configuration set up, use the appropriate flags to provide these required credentials.

Validate InfluxDB Templates:

from a local file
from multiple files
from a URL
from a directory
using a specific encoding

Validate an InfluxDB template from a local file

influx template validate --file /path/to/template.yml

Validate InfluxDB templates from multiple files

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template1.yml \
  --file /path/to/template2.yml

Validate an InfluxDB template from a URL

influx template validate --file https://example.com/path/to/template.yml

Validate all InfluxDB templates in a directory

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template/dir/ \
  --recurse

Specify the encoding of the InfluxDB template to validate

influx template validate \
  --file /path/to/template \
  --encoding json

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