- INFORMATION
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- NAME
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- gcloud alpha spanner databases splits add - add split points to a Spanner database
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha spanner databases splits add(DATABASE:--instance=INSTANCE)--splits-file=SPLITS_FILE[--initiator=INITIATOR] [--split-expiration-date=SPLIT_EXPIRATION_DATE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Add split points to a Spanner database.
- EXAMPLES
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To add split points to the given Spanner database, run:
gcloud alpha spanner databases splits add my-database-id --instance=my-instance-id --splits-file=path/to/splits.txt --initiator=my-initiator-string --split-expiration-date=2024-08-15T15:55:10Z
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database on which to add split points. The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
To set the projectattribute:- 
provide the argument databaseon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --projecton the command line;
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set the property core/project.
 This must be specified. - DATABASE
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ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.
To set the databaseattribute:- 
provide the argument databaseon the command line.
 This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. 
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provide the argument 
- --instance=- INSTANCE
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The Cloud Spanner instance for the database.
To set the instanceattribute:- 
provide the argument databaseon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --instanceon the command line;
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set the property spanner/instance.
 
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provide the argument 
 
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provide the argument 
 
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Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database on which to add split points. The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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- --splits-file=- SPLITS_FILE
- The path of a file containing split points to add to the database. Separate split points in the file with a new line. The file format is <ObjectType>[space]<ObjectName>[space]<Split Value>, where the ObjectType is one of TABLE or INDEX and the Split Value is the split point key. For index, the split point key is the index key with or without a full table key prefix.
 
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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- --initiator=- INITIATOR
- The tag to identify the initiator of the split points.
- --split-expiration-date=- SPLIT_EXPIRATION_DATE
- The date when the split points become system managed and becomes eligible for merging. The default is 10 days from the date of creation. The maximum is 30 days from the date of creation.
 
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run $ gcloud helpfor details.
- NOTES
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This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloud spanner databases splits addgcloud beta spanner databases splits add
      gcloud alpha spanner databases splits add
  
  
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