`nodetool garbagecollect`

Remove deleted data from one or more tables.

The nodetool garbagecollect command is not the same as the Perform GC option in OpsCenter.

Synopsis

nodetool options garbagecollect [--] keyspace_name table_name

Tarball and Installer No-Services path:

<installation_location>/resources/cassandra/bin

Connection options
Short	Long	Description
`-g`	`--granularity`	Granularity of garbage removal. `ROW` (default) removes deleted partitions and rows. `CELL` also removes overwritten or deleted cells.
`-h`	`--host`	Hostname or IP address.
`-j`	`--jobs`	Number of sstables to cleanup simultanously, set to 0 to use all available compaction threads.
`-p`	`--port`	Port number.
`-pwf`	`--password-file`	Password file path.
`-pw`	`--password`	Password.
`-u`	`--username`	Remote JMX agent username.
`keyspace_name`	Name of keyspace.
`table_name`	Name of table.
`--`	Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for an option.