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/usr/bin/rpk

From rpk-26.1.2 26.1.2-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running rpk --help (exit 0). permalink

rpk is the Redpanda CLI & toolbox

Usage:
  rpk [flags]
  rpk [command]

Available Commands:
  cloud       Interact with Redpanda cloud
  cluster     Interact with a Redpanda cluster
  connect     A stream processor for mundane tasks - https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect
  container   Manage a local container cluster
  debug       Debug the local Redpanda process
  generate    Generate a configuration template for related services
  group       Describe, list, and delete consumer groups and manage their offsets
  help        Help about any command
  iotune      Measure filesystem performance and create IO configuration file
  oxla        Redpanda Oxla - Coming Soon
  plugin      List, download, update, and remove rpk plugins
  profile     Manage rpk profiles
  redpanda    Interact with a local Redpanda process
  registry    Commands to interact with the schema registry
  security    Manage Redpanda security
  shadow      Manage Redpanda Shadow Links
  topic       Create, delete, produce to and consume from Redpanda topics
  transform   Develop, deploy and manage Redpanda data transforms
  version     Prints the current rpk and Redpanda version

Flags:
      --config string            Redpanda or rpk config file; default
                                 search paths are
                                 "/tmp/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml",
                                 $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and
                                 /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml
  -X, --config-opt stringArray   Override rpk configuration settings; '-X
                                 help' for detail or '-X list' for terser
                                 detail
  -h, --help                     Help for rpk
      --ignore-profile           Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use
                                 default settings
      --profile string           rpk profile to use
  -v, --verbose                  Enable verbose logging
      --version                  version for rpk

Use "rpk [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
--config stringRedpanda or rpk config file;help
-X, --config-opt stringArrayOverride rpk configuration settings;help
-h, --helpHelp for rpkhelp
--ignore-profileIgnore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml;help
--profile stringrpk profile to usehelp
-v, --verboseEnable verbose logginghelp
--versionversion for rpkhelp

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