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ccloud consume¶

Description¶

Consume from a topic.

Usage¶

ccloud [(--config-dir <configDir> | -c <configDir>)] [(--verbose | -v)]
       consume [(-b | --from-beginning)] [(-o <offset> | --offset <offset>)]
       [(-p <consoleProps> | --property <consoleProps>)...]
       (-t <topic> | --topic <topic>)

Tip

For usage information, enter ccloud help consume.

Options¶

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`-b`, `--from-beginning`		Start reading from the beginning.
`--config-dir <configDir>`, `-c <configDir>`	`$HOME/.ccloud`	The configuration directory.
`-o <offset>`, `--offset <offset>`		The offset.
`-p <consoleProps>`, `--property <consoleProps>`		The console configuration properties.
`-t <topic>`, `--topic <topic>`		The topic to consume from.
`--verbose`, `-v`		Detailed output of a command.

Positional arguments¶

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`<configDir>`		The path to the configuration directory.
`<consoleProps>`		The console consumer configuration property.
`<offset>`		The offset name.
`<topic>`		The topic name.

Example¶

Consume items from the my_topic topic and press Ctrl + C to exit.

ccloud consume -b -t my_topic