vtctl Topo Command Reference
The following vtctl commands are available for administering Topology Services.
Commands #
TopoCat #
Retrieves the file(s) at <path> from the topo service, and displays it. It can resolve wildcards, and decode the proto-encoded data.
Example #
TopoCat [-cell <cell>] [-decode_proto] [-long] <path> [<path>...]
Flags #
| Name | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cell | string | topology cell to cat the file from. Defaults to global cell. |
| decode_proto | Boolean | decode proto files and display them as text |
| long | Boolean | long listing. |
Arguments #
<cell>– Required. A cell is a location for a service. Generally, a cell resides in only one cluster. In Vitess, the terms “cell” and “data center” are interchangeable. The argument value is a string that does not contain whitespace.<path>– Required.<path>. – Optional.
Errors #
<TopoCat>: no path specified This error occurs if the command is not called with at least one argument.<TopoCat>: invalid wildcards: %v<TopoCat>: some paths had errors
TopoCp #
TopoCp [-cell <cell>] [-to_topo] <src> <dst>