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create

Addedv0.1.x

This operation creates an alias pointing to a collection.

Description​

You can assign an alias to a collection and conduct searches/queries against the alias so that the associated collection responds. Use this command to change the collection associated with the specified alias.

Running this command without any prompts triggers a set of interactive prompts to help set it up.

Synopsis​

zilliz alias create
--collection <value>
--alias <value>
[--database <value>]
[--output <json | table | text | yaml | csv>]
[--no-header]
[--query <value>]

Options​

  • --collection (string) -

    [REQUIRED]

    Indicates the target collection name.

  • --alias (string) -

    [REQUIRED]

    Indicates the alias name.

    The value should be an alphanumeric string of up to 255 characters, starting with an underscore (_) or a letter.

  • --database (string) -

    Indicates the database name.

    If a cluster is configured using zilliz context set, the database it belongs automatically applies if this option is left unconfigured.

  • --output, -o (string) -

    Indicates the output format. Possible values:

    • json,

    • table,

    • text,

    • yaml,

    • csv.

  • --no-header (boolean) -

    Indicates whether to omit the header row when the output is set to table or csv.

  • --query, -q (string) -

    Indicates the JMESPath expression to filter output.

Example​

zilliz alias create --collection my_collection --alias my_alias