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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">NAME</span>
        <span class="n">nodetool</span> <span class="n">compact</span> <span class="o">-</span> <span class="n">Force</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">major</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">compaction</span> <span class="n">on</span> <span class="n">one</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="n">more</span> <span class="n">tables</span> <span class="ow">or</span>
        <span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span> <span class="n">compaction</span> <span class="n">on</span> <span class="n">given</span> <span class="n">SSTables</span>

<span class="n">SYNOPSIS</span>
        <span class="n">nodetool</span> <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">h</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">host</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">host</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">host</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span> <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">p</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">port</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">port</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">port</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span>
                <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pp</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="nb">print</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">port</span><span class="p">)]</span> <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pw</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">password</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span>
                <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pwf</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">passwordFilePath</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">file</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">passwordFilePath</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span>
                <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">u</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">username</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">username</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">username</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span> <span class="n">compact</span>
                <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">et</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">end_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">end</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">end_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span> <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">split</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">output</span><span class="p">)]</span>
                <span class="p">[(</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">st</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">start_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">start</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">start_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">)]</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="o">--</span><span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span><span class="p">]</span>
                <span class="p">[</span><span class="o">--</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">keyspace</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">tables</span><span class="o">&gt;...</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SSTable</span> <span class="n">file</span><span class="o">&gt;...</span>

<span class="n">OPTIONS</span>
        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">et</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">end_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">end</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">end_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Use</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">et</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">specify</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">token</span> <span class="n">at</span> <span class="n">which</span> <span class="n">compaction</span> <span class="nb">range</span> <span class="n">ends</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">h</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">host</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">host</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">host</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Node</span> <span class="n">hostname</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="n">ip</span> <span class="n">address</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">p</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">port</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">port</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">port</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Remote</span> <span class="n">jmx</span> <span class="n">agent</span> <span class="n">port</span> <span class="n">number</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pp</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="nb">print</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">port</span>
            <span class="n">Operate</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="mf">4.0</span> <span class="n">mode</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">hosts</span> <span class="n">disambiguated</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span class="n">port</span> <span class="n">number</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pw</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">password</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Remote</span> <span class="n">jmx</span> <span class="n">agent</span> <span class="n">password</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pwf</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">passwordFilePath</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">password</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">file</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">passwordFilePath</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Path</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">JMX</span> <span class="n">password</span> <span class="n">file</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">split</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">output</span>
            <span class="n">Use</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">create</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">single</span> <span class="n">big</span> <span class="n">file</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">st</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">start_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">start</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">start_token</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Use</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">st</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">specify</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">token</span> <span class="n">at</span> <span class="n">which</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">compaction</span> <span class="nb">range</span> <span class="n">starts</span>

        <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">u</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">username</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">username</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">username</span><span class="o">&gt;</span>
            <span class="n">Remote</span> <span class="n">jmx</span> <span class="n">agent</span> <span class="n">username</span>

        <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span>
            <span class="n">Use</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">submit</span> <span class="n">listed</span> <span class="n">files</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span>
            <span class="n">compaction</span>

        <span class="o">--</span>
            <span class="n">This</span> <span class="n">option</span> <span class="n">can</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">used</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">separate</span> <span class="n">command</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">line</span> <span class="n">options</span> <span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">the</span>
            <span class="nb">list</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">argument</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">useful</span> <span class="n">when</span> <span class="n">arguments</span> <span class="n">might</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">mistaken</span> <span class="k">for</span>
            <span class="n">command</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">line</span> <span class="n">options</span>

        <span class="p">[</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">keyspace</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">tables</span><span class="o">&gt;...</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SSTable</span> <span class="n">file</span><span class="o">&gt;...</span>
            <span class="n">The</span> <span class="n">keyspace</span> <span class="n">followed</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span class="n">one</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="n">many</span> <span class="n">tables</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="nb">list</span> <span class="n">of</span> <span class="n">SSTable</span> <span class="n">data</span>
            <span class="n">files</span> <span class="n">when</span> <span class="n">using</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">user</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">defined</span>


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