[jira] [Created] (KAFKA-13347) kafka-topics.sh required arguments and defaults

["Scott M Messner (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Scott M Messner created KAFKA-13347:
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             Summary: kafka-topics.sh required arguments and defaults
                 Key: KAFKA-13347
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-13347
             Project: Kafka
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: docs
    Affects Versions: 3.0.0
         Environment: WSL Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
            Reporter: Scott M Messner


Step 3 of the quickstart suggests that partitions and replication-factor are optional [kafka.apache.org/quickstart.|https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart] Also, the options list provided by bin/kafka-topics.sh explicitly mentions that " If not supplied for create, defaults to the cluster default." (kafka_2.13-3.0.0)

bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic quickstart-events --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
Missing required argument "[partitions]"

...
--partitions <Integer: # of partitions> The number of partitions for the topic
 being created or altered (WARNING:
 If partitions are increased for a
 topic that has a key, the partition
 logic or ordering of the messages
 will be affected). *{color:#172b4d}If not supplied{color}*
 *{color:#172b4d}for create, defaults to the cluster{color}*
 *{color:#172b4d}default.{color}*

...
--replication-factor <Integer: The replication factor for each
 replication factor> partition in the topic being
 created. *If not supplied, defaults*
 *to the cluster default.*



 



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