CAPTURE

Captures command output and appends it to a file.

Captures command output and appends it to a file.

Synopsis 

CAPTURE '<file>' | OFF
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  • Uppercase means literal
  • Lowercase means not literal
  • Italics mean optional
  • The pipe (|) symbol means OR or AND/OR
  • Ellipsis (...) means repeatable

A semicolon that terminates CQL statements is not included in the synopsis.

Description 

To start capturing the output of a query, specify the path of the file relative to the current directory. Enclose the file name in single quotation marks. The shorthand notation in this example is supported for referring to $HOME.

Examples 

CAPTURE '~/mydir/myfile.txt'

Output is not shown on the console while it is captured. Only query result output is captured. Errors and output from cqlsh-only commands still appear.

To stop capturing output and return to normal display of output, use CAPTURE OFF.

To determine the current capture state, use CAPTURE with no arguments.