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/usr/bin/clickhouse-keeper-client

ClickHouse is the fastest and most resource efficient open-source database for real-time apps and analytics.

From clickhouse-25.8 25.8.33.6-r2 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running clickhouse-keeper-client --help (exit 0). permalink

usage:
clickhouse-keeper-client [OPTION]


--help                          show help and exit
-h<host>, --host=<host>         server hostname. default `localhost`
-p<port>, --port=<port>         server port. default `9181`
--password=<password>           password to connect to keeper server
-q<query>, --query=<query>      will execute given query, then exit.
--connection-timeout=<seconds>  set connection timeout in seconds. default
                                10s.
--session-timeout=<seconds>     set session timeout in seconds. default 10s.
--operation-timeout=<seconds>   set operation timeout in seconds. default 10s.
--use-xid-64                    use 64-bit XID. default false.
-c<file>, --config-file=<file>  if set, will try to get a connection string
                                from clickhouse config. default `config.xml`
--history-file=<file>           set path of history file. default
                                `~/.keeper-client-history`
--log-level=<level>             set log level
--no-confirmation               if set, will not require a confirmation on
                                several commands. default false for
                                interactive and true for query
--tests-mode                    run keeper-client in a special mode for tests.
                                all commands output are separated by special
                                symbols. default false
--identity=<identity>           connect to Keeper using authentication with
                                specified identity. default no identity
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
--helpshow help and exithelp
-h, --host hostserver hostname.help
-p, --port portserver port.help
--password passwordpassword to connect to keeper serverhelp
-q, --query querywill execute given query, then exit.help
--connection-timeout secondsset connection timeout in seconds.help
--session-timeout secondsset session timeout in seconds.help
--operation-timeout secondsset operation timeout in seconds.help
--use-xid-64use 64-bit XID.help
-c, --config-file fileif set, will try to get a connection string from clickhouse config.help
--history-file fileset path of history file.help
--log-level levelset log levelhelp
--no-confirmationif set, will not require a confirmation on several commands.help
--tests-moderun keeper-client in a special mode for tests.help
--identity identityconnect to Keeper using authentication with specified identity.help

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