sstableutil

Lists SSTable files for the provided table.

The default location of this SSTable tool depends on the type of installation:

Package installations: /usr/bin/
Tarball installations: <installation_location>/resources/cassandra/tools/bin

Synopsis

sstableutil
[-c] [-d] [-h] [-o]
[-t <type>] [-v]
<keyspace_name> <table_name>

Syntax conventions Description

Syntax conventions	Description
UPPERCASE	Literal keyword.
Lowercase	Not literal.
<`Italics>`	Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.
`[ ]`	Optional. Square brackets ( `[ ]` ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
`( )`	Group. Parentheses ( `( )` ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
`\|`	Or. A vertical bar ( `\|` ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
`...`	Repeatable. An ellipsis ( `...` ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
`'<Literal string>'`	Single quotation ( `'` ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
`{ <key>:<value> }`	Map collection. Braces ( `{ }` ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
`<<datatype1>,<datatype2>>`	Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( `< >` ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
`cql_statement;`	End CQL statement. A semicolon ( `;` ) terminates all CQL statements.
`[ -- ]`	Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( `--` ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
`' <<schema> ... </schema> >'`	Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( `'` ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
`@<xml_entity>='<xml_entity_type>'`	Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.

UPPERCASE

Literal keyword.

Lowercase

Not literal.

<`Italics>`

Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.

[ ]

Optional. Square brackets ( [ ] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.

( )

Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.

|

Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.

...

Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.

'<Literal string>'

Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.

{ <key>:<value> }

Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.

<<datatype1>,<datatype2>>

Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.

cql_statement;

End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.

[ -- ]

Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.

' <<schema> ... </schema> >'

Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.

@<xml_entity>='<xml_entity_type>'

Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.

Definition

The short form and long form parameters are comma-separated.

Command arguments

-c, --cleanup

Removes remaining transactions from incomplete compactions or writes.

-d, --debug

Display stack traces.

-h, --help

Display the usage and listing of the commands.

keyspace_name

Keyspace name. Required.

-o, --oplog

Include operation logs.

table_name

Table name. Required.

-t, --type type

Type of files:

all - all final and temporary files
tmp - only temporary files
final - only final files

-v,--verbose

Verbose output.

Examples

List SSTables files for comments table on cycling keyspace

sstableutil cycling comments

Listing files...
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-CompressionInfo.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Data.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Digest.crc32
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Filter.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Partitions.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Rows.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-Statistics.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-1-bti-TOC.txt
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-CompressionInfo.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Data.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Digest.crc32
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Filter.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Partitions.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Rows.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-Statistics.db
/var/lib/cassandra/data/cycling/comments-eae06ce2ce4211e8949e33016bf887c0/aa-2-bti-TOC.txt