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Elektra 0.11.0
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kdb meta-get <key name> <metaname>
Where key name
is the name of the key and metaname
is the name of the metakey the user would like to access.
This command is used to print the value of a metakey. A metakey is information stored in a key which describes that key.
The handling of cascading key name
does not differ to kdb get
. Make sure to use the namespace spec
, if you want metadata from there.
This command will return the following values as an exit status:
path
)metaname
).-H
, --help
: Show the man page.-V
, --version
: Print version info.-p
, --profile <profile>
: Use a different kdb profile.-C
, --color <when>
: Print never/auto(default)/always colored output.-n
, --no-newline
: Suppress the newline at the end of the output.-v
, --verbose
: Explain what is happening. Prints additional information in case of errors/warnings.-d
, --debug
: Give debug information. Prints additional debug information in case of errors/warnings.To get the value of a metakey called description
stored in the key spec:/example/key
:
kdb meta-get spec:/example/key description
To get the value of metakey called override/#0
stored in the key spec:/example/dir/key
:
kdb meta-get spec:/example/dir/key "override/#0"