Streamtool commands

Streamtool is the IBM® Streams command-line interface.

Usage

To run streamtool from the IBM Streams ops resource:

  1. Use the kubectl exec command to open a terminal window to the resource by running the following command: 
    kubectl exec -it <instance-name>-ops-0 –- bash
    where <instance-name> is the name of the IBM Streams instance.
  2. Enter the streamtool commands that you want to run.
    Tip: The --User parameter must be specified on some streamtool commands. Alternatively, you can set the STREAMS_INSTANCE_USER environment variable in the ops resource.
Important: When the IBM Streams instance is deleted, changes that you made by using streamtool are not preserved. To repeat these changes the next time you create the instance, you must use a values override file and configuration map. For more information, see Customizing the instance.

When you use the interactive streamtool interface, common options and user information is cached so that you do not need to specify them in every command. To enter the interactive mode, run the following command: streamtool. To exit interactive mode, enter exit or quit.

To obtain a list of all the streamtool commands and their syntax, enter streamtool help.

To obtain the help information for a specific streamtool command, enter streamtool man <command-name>.

To get reference information for the IBM Streams properties, enter streamtool man properties.