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/usr/bin/kafka-groups.sh

Community edition of Confluent Kafka.

From confluent-kafka 8.5.0.454-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-09 by running kafka-groups.sh --help (exit 1). permalink

2026-11-09T14:38:53.949598513Z main ERROR Reconfiguration failed: No configuration found for '345965f2' at 'null' in 'null'
This tool helps to list groups of all types.
Option (* = required)                 Description
---------------------                 -----------
* --bootstrap-server <String: server  REQUIRED: The Kafka server to connect
  to connect to>                        to.
--command-config <String: command     Property file containing configs to be
  config property file>                 passed to Admin Client.
--consumer                            Filter the groups to show all kinds of
                                        consumer groups, including classic
                                        and simple consumer groups. This
                                        matches group type 'consumer', and
                                        group type 'classic' where the
                                        protocol type is 'consumer' or empty.
--group-type <String: type>           Filter the groups based on group type.
                                        Valid types are: 'classic',
                                        'consumer', 'share' and 'streams'.
--help                                Print usage information.
--list                                List the groups.
--protocol <String: protocol>         Filter the groups based on protocol
                                        type.
--share                               Filter the groups to show share groups.
--streams                             Filter the groups to show streams
                                        groups.
--version                             Display Kafka version.
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
--command-config String:Property file containing configs to be config property file> passed to Admin Client.help
--consumerFilter the groups to show all kinds of consumer groups, including classic and simple consumer groups.help
--group-type String:Filter the groups based on group type.help
--helpPrint usage information.help
--listList the groups.help
--protocol String:Filter the groups based on protocol type.help
--shareFilter the groups to show share groups.help
--streamsFilter the groups to show streams groups.help
--versionDisplay Kafka version.help

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