[jira] [Commented] (HBASE-12892) Add a class to allow taking a snapshot from the command line

["Elliott Clark (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Elliott Clark commented on HBASE-12892:
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usage message looks like:

{code}
15:29:11 elliott@elliott-mbp hbase HBASE-12892 bin/hbase snapshot
2015-01-21 15:31:21,156 ERROR [main] util.AbstractHBaseTool: Required option -name is missing
2015-01-21 15:31:21,157 ERROR [main] util.AbstractHBaseTool: Required option -table is missing
usage: bin/hbase org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.CreateSnapshot <options>
Options:
 -h,--help                  Show usage
 -n,--name <arg>            The name of the created snapshot
 -s,--snapshot_type <arg>   Snapshot Type. FLUSH is default. Posible values are [DISABLED, FLUSH, SKIPFLUSH]
 -t,--table <arg>           The name of the table
{code}

> Add a class to allow taking a snapshot from the command line
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HBASE-12892
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-12892
>             Project: HBase
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.0
>            Reporter: Elliott Clark
>            Assignee: Elliott Clark
>             Fix For: 1.0.0, 2.0.0, 0.98.10
>
>         Attachments: HBASE-12892-v1.patch, HBASE-12892.patch
>
>
> It's easier to automate taking a snapshot from the command line than from the hbase shell. We should provide a command that can be called to snapshot a table.



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