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Milvus_CLI Command Reference

Milvus Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a command-line tool that supports database connection, data operations, and import and export of data.

This topic introduces all supported commands and the corresponding options. Some examples are also included for your reference.

calc distance

Calculates the distance between two vector arrays.

Syntax

calc distance

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

To calculate the distance between two vector arrays and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > calc distance

Import left operator vectors from existing collection? [y/N]: n

The vector's type (float_vectors, bin_vectors): float_vectors

Left vectors: 
    [[0.083, 0.992, 0.931, 0.433, 0.93, 0.706, 0.668, 0.481, 0.255, 0.088, 0.121, 0.701, 0.935, 0.142, 0.012, 0.197, 0.066, 0.864, 0.263, 0.732, 0.445, 0.672, 0.184, 0.675, 0.361, 0.115, 0.396, 0.206, 0.084, 0.274, 0.523, 0.958, 0.071, 0.646, 0.864, 0.434, 0.212, 0.5, 0.319, 0.608, 0.356, 0.745, 0.672, 0.488, 0.221, 0.485, 0.193, 0.557, 0.546, 0.626, 0.593, 0.526, 0.404, 0.795, 0.076, 0.156, 0.231, 0.1, 0.18, 0.796, 0.716, 0.752, 0.816, 0.363], [0.284, 0.135, 0.172, 0.198, 0.752, 0.174, 0.314, 0.18, 0.672, 0.727, 0.062, 0.611, 0.921, 0.851, 0.238, 0.648, 0.794, 0.177, 0.639, 0.339, 0.402, 0.977, 0.887, 0.528, 0.768, 0.16, 0.698, 0.016, 0.906, 0.261, 0.902, 0.93, 0.547, 0.146, 0.65, 0.072, 0.876, 0.645, 0.303, 0.922, 0.807, 0.093, 0.063, 0.344, 0.667, 0.81, 0.662, 0.147, 0.242, 0.641, 0.903, 0.714, 0.637, 0.365, 0.512, 0.267, 0.577, 0.809, 0.698, 0.62, 0.768, 0.402, 0.922, 0.592]]

Import right operator vectors from existing collection? [y/N]: n

The vector's type (float_vectors, bin_vectors): float_vectors

Right vectors: 
    [[0.518, 0.034, 0.786, 0.251, 0.04, 0.247, 0.55, 0.595, 0.638, 0.957, 0.303, 0.023, 0.007, 0.712, 0.841, 0.648, 0.807, 0.429, 0.402, 0.904, 0.002, 0.882, 0.69, 0.268, 0.732, 0.511, 0.942, 0.202, 0.749, 0.234, 0.666, 0.517, 0.787, 0.399, 0.565, 0.457, 0.57, 0.937, 0.712, 0.981, 0.928, 0.678, 0.154, 0.775, 0.754, 0.532, 0.074, 0.493, 0.288, 0.229, 0.9, 0.657, 0.936, 0.184, 0.478, 0.587, 0.592, 0.84, 0.793, 0.985, 0.826, 0.595, 0.947, 0.175], [0.704, 0.02, 0.937, 0.249, 0.431, 0.99, 0.779, 0.855, 0.731, 0.665, 0.773, 0.647, 0.135, 0.44, 0.621, 0.329, 0.718, 0.003, 0.927, 0.511, 0.515, 0.359, 0.744, 0.828, 0.31, 0.161, 0.605, 0.539, 0.331, 0.077, 0.503, 0.668, 0.275, 0.72, 0.172, 0.035, 0.88, 0.762, 0.646, 0.727, 0.83, 0.001, 0.085, 0.188, 0.583, 0.709, 0.134, 0.683, 0.246, 0.214, 0.863, 0.109, 0.168, 0.539, 0.451, 0.303, 0.064, 0.575, 0.547, 0.85, 0.75, 0.789, 0.681, 0.735], [0.648, 0.769, 0.525, 0.716, 0.752, 0.199, 0.095, 0.222, 0.767, 0.029, 0.244, 0.527, 0.496, 0.691, 0.487, 0.83, 0.546, 0.102, 0.845, 0.096, 0.744, 0.758, 0.092, 0.289, 0.139, 0.005, 0.204, 0.245, 0.528, 0.607, 0.446, 0.029, 0.686, 0.558, 0.705, 0.451, 0.87, 0.404, 0.824, 0.727, 0.058, 0.283, 0.512, 0.682, 0.027, 0.026, 0.809, 0.669, 0.241, 0.103, 0.101, 0.225, 0.989, 0.662, 0.917, 0.972, 0.93, 0.447, 0.318, 0.434, 0.437, 0.036, 0.009, 0.96], [0.726, 0.418, 0.404, 0.244, 0.618, 0.356, 0.07, 0.842, 0.137, 0.967, 0.465, 0.811, 0.027, 0.704, 0.935, 0.546, 0.92, 0.125, 0.917, 0.089, 0.463, 0.929, 0.289, 0.721, 0.368, 0.837, 0.14, 0.431, 0.495, 0.75, 0.484, 0.083, 0.431, 0.392, 0.177, 0.303, 0.013, 0.317, 0.593, 0.047, 0.695, 0.185, 0.633, 0.825, 0.203, 0.619, 0.597, 0.152, 0.899, 0.061, 0.512, 0.67, 0.82, 0.52, 0.743, 0.07, 0.99, 0.119, 0.949, 0.284, 0.529, 0.65, 0.523, 0.059]]

Supported metric type. Default is "L2" (L2, IP, HAMMING, TANIMOTO) [L2]:
L2

sqrt [False]: True

Timeout(optional) []:

======
Return type:
Assume the vectors_left: L_1, L_2, L_3
Assume the vectors_right: R_a, R_b
Distance between L_n and R_m we called "D_n_m"
The returned distances are arranged like this:
[[D_1_a, D_1_b],
[D_2_a, D_2_b],
[D_3_a, D_3_b]]

Note: if some vectors do not exist in collection, the returned distance is "-1.0"
======

Result:

[[3.625464916229248, 3.234992742538452, 3.568333148956299, 3.694913148880005], [2.556027889251709, 2.8901233673095703, 3.385758399963379, 3.3239054679870605]]

calc mkts_from_hybridts

Generates a hybrid timestamp based on an existing hybrid timestamp, timedelta, and incremental time interval.

Syntax

calc mkts_from_hybridts -h (int) -m (float)

Options

Option Full name Description
-h --hybridts The original hybrid timestamp used to generate a new hybrid timestamp. A non-negative integer that ranges from 0 to 18446744073709551615.
-m --milliseconds The incremental interval in milliseconds.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

calc mkts_from_unixtime

Generates a hybrid timestamp based on the Unix Epoch time, timedelta, and incremental time interval.

Syntax

calc mkts_from_unixtime -e (float) -m (float)

Options

Option Full name Description
-e --epoch The known Unix timestamp used to generate a hybrid timestamp. The Unix epoch is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).
-m --milliseconds The incremental interval in milliseconds.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

calc hybridts_to_unixtime

Converts a hybrid timestamp to the UNIX timestamp ignoring the logic part.

Syntax

calc hybridts_to_unixtime -h (int)

Options

Option Full name Description
-h --hybridts The known hybrid timestamp to be converted to a UNIX timestamp. A non-negative integer that ranges from 0 to 18446744073709551615.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

clear

Clears the screen.

Syntax

clear

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

connect

Connects to Milvus.

Syntax

connect [-h (text)] [-p (int)] [-a (text)] [-D]

Options

Option Full name Description
-h --host (Optional) The host name. The default is "127.0.0.1".
-p --port (Optional) The port number. The default is "19530".
-a --alias (Optional) The alias name of the Milvus link. The default is "default".
-D --disconnect (Optional) Flag to disconnect from the Milvus server specified by an alias. The default alias is "default".
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > connect -h 127.0.0.1 -p 19530 -a default

create alias

Specifies unique aliases for a collection.

A collection can have multiple aliases. However, an alias corresponds to a maximum of one collection.

Syntax

create alias -c (text) -a (text) [-A] [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
-a --alias-name The alias.
-A --alter (Optional) Flag to transfer the alias to a specified collection.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Examples

Example 1

The following example creates the carAlias1 and carAlias2 aliases for the car collection.

milvus_cli > create alias -c car -a carAlias1 -a carAlias2

Example 2

Example 2 is based on Example 1.

The following example transfers the carAlias1 and carAlias2 aliases from the car collection to the car2 collection.

milvus_cli > create alias -c car2 -A -a carAlias -a carAlias2

create collection

Creates a collection.

Syntax

create collection -c (text) -f (text) -p (text) [-a] [-d (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The nam of the collection.
-f --schema-field (Multiple) The field schema in the <fieldName>:<dataType>:<dimOfVector/desc> format.
-p --schema-primary-field The name of the primary key field.
-a --schema-auto-id (Optional) Flag to generate IDs automatically.
-d --schema-description (Optional) The description of the collection.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > create collection -c car -f id:INT64:primary_field -f vector:FLOAT_VECTOR:128 -f color:INT64:color -f brand:INT64:brand -p id -a -d 'car_collection'

create partition

Creates a partition.

Syntax

create partition -c (text) -p (text) [-d (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
-p --partition The partition name.
-d --description (Optional) The description of the partition.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > create partition -c car -p new_partition -d test_add_partition

create index

Creates an index for a field.

Currently, a collection supports a maximum of one index.

Syntax

create index

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

To create an index for a field and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > create index

Collection name (car, car2): car2

The name of the field to create an index for (vector): vector

Index type (FLAT, IVF_FLAT, IVF_SQ8, IVF_PQ, RNSG, HNSW, ANNOY): IVF_FLAT

Index metric type (L2, IP, HAMMING, TANIMOTO): L2

Index params nlist: 2

Timeout []:

delete alias

Deletes an alias.

Syntax

delete alias -a (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-a --alias-name The alias.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

delete collection

Deletes a collection.

Syntax

delete collection -c (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection to be deleted.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > delete collection -c car

delete entities

Deletes entities.

Syntax

delete entities -c (text) -p (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that entities to be deleted belongs to.
-p --partition (Optional) The name of the partition to be deleted.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > delete entities -c car

The expression to specify entities to be deleted, such as "film_id in [ 0, 1 ]": film_id in [ 0, 1 ]

You are trying to delete the entities of collection. This action cannot be undone!

Do you want to continue? [y/N]: y

delete partition

Deletes a partition.

Syntax

delete partition -c (text) -p (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the partition to be deleted belongs to.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
-p --partition The name of the partition to be deleted.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > delete partition -c car -p new_partition

delete index

Deletes an index and the corresponding index files.

Currently, a collection supports a maximum of one index.

Syntax

delete index -c (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > delete index -c car

describe collection

Shows the detailed information of a collection.

Syntax

describe collection -c (text)

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > describe collection -c test_collection_insert

describe partition

Shows the detailed information of a partition.

Syntax

describe partition -c (text) -p (text)

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the partition belongs to.
-p --partition The name of the partition.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

milvus_cli > describe partition -c test_collection_insert -p _default

describe index

Shows the detailed information of an index.

Currently, a collection supports a maximum of one index.

Syntax

describe index -c (text)

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

exit

Closes the command line window.

Syntax

exit

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

help

Displays help for using a command.

Syntax

help <command>

Commands

Command Description
calc Calculates the distance between two vector arrays, mkts_from_hybridts, mkts_from_unixtime, or hybridts_to_unixtime.
clear Clears the screen.
connect Connects to Milvus.
create Creates a collection, partition, index, or alias.
delete Deletes a collection, partition, index, entity, or alias.
describe Describes a collection, partition, or index.
exit Closes the command line window.
help Displays help for using a command.
import Imports data into a partition.
list Lists collections, partitions, or indexes.
load Loads a collection or partition.
load_balance Performs load balancing on a query node.
query Shows query results that match all the criteria that you enter.
release Releases a collection or partition.
search Performs a vector similarity search or hybrid search.
show Shows the current collection, progress of entity loading, progress of entity indexing, or segment information.
version Shows the version of Milvus_CLI.

import

Imports local or remote data into a partition.

Syntax

import -c (text)[-p (text)][-t (float)] <file_path>

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the data are inserted into.
-p --partition (Optional) The name of the partition that the data are inserted into. Not passing this partition option indicates choosing the "_default" partition.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example 1

The following example imports a local CSV file.
milvus_cli > import -c car 'examples/import_csv/vectors.csv'

Reading csv file...  [####################################]  100%

Column names are ['vector', 'color', 'brand']

Processed 50001 lines.

Inserting ...

Insert successfully.
--------------------------  ------------------
Total insert entities:                   50000
Total collection entities:              150000
Milvus timestamp:           428849214449254403
--------------------------  ------------------

Example 2

The following example imports a remote CSV file.
milvus_cli > import -c car 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/milvus-
io/milvus_cli/main/examples/import_csv/vectors.csv'

Reading file from remote URL.

Reading csv file...  [####################################]  100%

Column names are ['vector', 'color', 'brand']

Processed 50001 lines.

Inserting ...

Insert successfully.

--------------------------  ------------------
Total insert entities:                   50000
Total collection entities:              150000
Milvus timestamp:           428849214449254403
--------------------------  ------------------

list collections

Lists all collections.

Syntax

list collections [-t (float)][-l (boolean)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
-l --show-loaded (Optional) Shows the loaded collections only.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

list indexes

Lists all indexes for a collection.

Currently, a collection supports a maximum of one index.

Syntax

list indexes -c (text)

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

list partitions

Lists all partitions of a collection.

Syntax

list partitions -c (text)

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

load

Loads a collection or partition from hard drive space into RAM.

Syntax

load -c (text) [-p (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the partition belongs to.
-p --partition (Optional/Multiple) The name of the partition.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

load_balance

Performs load balancing by transferring segments from a source query node to a destination one.

Syntax

load_balance -s (int) -d (int) -ss (int) [-t (int)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-s --src-node-id The ID of the source query node to be balanced.
-d --dst-node-id (Multiple) The ID of the destination query node to transfer segments to.
-ss --sealed-segment-ids (Multiple) The ID of the sealed segment to be transferred.
-t --timeout (Optional) The timeout in seconds.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

query

Shows query results that match all the criteria that you enter.

Syntax

query

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Example

Example 1

To perform a query and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > query

Collection name: car

The query expression: id in [ 428960801420883491, 428960801420883492,
428960801420883493 ]

Name of partitions that contain entities(split by "," if multiple) []:
default

A list of fields to return(split by "," if multiple) []: color, brand

timeout []:

Guarantee timestamp. This instructs Milvus to see all operations performed before a provided timestamp. If no such timestamp is provided, then Milvus will search all operations performed to date. [0]:
Graceful time. Only used in bounded consistency level. If graceful_time is set, PyMilvus will use current timestamp minus the graceful_time as the guarantee_timestamp. This option is 5s by default if not set. [5]:
Travel timestamp. Users can specify a timestamp in a search to get results based on a data view at a specified point in time. [0]: 428960801420883491

Example 2

To perform a query and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > query

Collection name: car

The query expression: id > 428960801420883491

Name of partitions that contain entities(split by "," if multiple) []:
default

A list of fields to return(split by "," if multiple) []: id, color,
brand

timeout []:

Guarantee timestamp. This instructs Milvus to see all operations performed before a provided timestamp. If no such timestamp is provided, then Milvus will search all operations performed to date. [0]:
Graceful time. Only used in bounded consistency level. If graceful_time is set, PyMilvus will use current timestamp minus the graceful_time as the guarantee_timestamp. This option is 5s by default if not set. [5]:
Travel timestamp. Users can specify a timestamp in a search to get results based on a data view at a specified point in time. [0]: 428960801420883491

release

Releases a collection or partition from RAM.

Syntax

release -c (text) [-p (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the partition belongs to.
-p --partition (Optional/Multiple) The name of the partition.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

Performs a vector similarity search or hybrid search.

search
Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

To perform a search on a csv file and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > search

Collection name (car, test_collection): car

The vectors of search data(the length of data is number of query (nq), the dim of every vector in data must be equal to vector field’s of collection. You can also import a csv file
out headers): examples/import_csv/search_vectors.csv

The vector field used to search of collection (vector): vector

Metric type: L2

Search parameter nprobe's value: 10

The max number of returned record, also known as topk: 2

The boolean expression used to filter attribute []: id > 0

The names of partitions to search (split by "," if multiple) ['_default'] []: _default

timeout []:

Guarantee Timestamp(It instructs Milvus to see all operations performed before a provided timestamp. If no such timestamp is provided, then Milvus will search all operations performed to date) [0]:

Travel Timestamp(Specify a timestamp in a search to get results based on a data view) [0]:

To perform a search on an indexed collection and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > search

Collection name (car, test_collection): car

The vectors of search data(the length of data is number of query (nq), the dim of every vector in data must be equal to vector field’s of collection. You can also import a csv file without headers): 
    [[0.71, 0.76, 0.17, 0.13, 0.42, 0.07, 0.15, 0.67, 0.58, 0.02, 0.39, 0.47, 0.58, 0.88, 0.73, 0.31, 0.23, 0.57, 0.33, 0.2, 0.03, 0.43, 0.78, 0.49, 0.17, 0.56, 0.76, 0.54, 0.45, 0.46, 0.05, 0.1, 0.43, 0.63, 0.29, 0.44, 0.65, 0.01, 0.35, 0.46, 0.66, 0.7, 0.88, 0.07, 0.49, 0.92, 0.57, 0.5, 0.16, 0.77, 0.98, 0.1, 0.44, 0.88, 0.82, 0.16, 0.67, 0.63, 0.57, 0.55, 0.95, 0.13, 0.64, 0.43, 0.71, 0.81, 0.43, 0.65, 0.76, 0.7, 0.05, 0.24, 0.03, 0.9, 0.46, 0.28, 0.92, 0.25, 0.97, 0.79, 0.73, 0.97, 0.49, 0.28, 0.64, 0.19, 0.23, 0.51, 0.09, 0.1, 0.53, 0.03, 0.23, 0.94, 0.87, 0.14, 0.42, 0.82, 0.91, 0.11, 0.91, 0.37, 0.26, 0.6, 0.89, 0.6, 0.32, 0.11, 0.98, 0.67, 0.12, 0.66, 0.47, 0.02, 0.15, 0.6, 0.64, 0.57, 0.14, 0.81, 0.75, 0.11, 0.49, 0.78, 0.16, 0.63, 0.57, 0.18]]

The vector field used to search of collection (vector): vector

Metric type: L2

Search parameter nprobe's value: 10

The specified number of decimal places of returned distance [-1]: 5

The max number of returned record, also known as topk: 2

The boolean expression used to filter attribute []: id > 0

The names of partitions to search (split by "," if multiple) ['_default'] []: _default

timeout []:

Guarantee Timestamp(It instructs Milvus to see all operations performed before a provided timestamp. If no such timestamp is provided, then Milvus will search all operations performed to date) [0]:

Travel Timestamp(Specify a timestamp in a search to get results based on a data view) [0]:

To perform a search on a non-indexed collection and be prompted for the required input:

milvus_cli > search

Collection name (car, car2): car

The vectors of search data(the length of data is number of query (nq), the dim of every vector in data must be equal to vector field’s of collection. You can also import a csv file without headers): examples/import_csv/search_vectors.csv

The vector field used to search of collection (vector): vector

The specified number of decimal places of returned distance [-1]: 5

The max number of returned record, also known as topk: 2

The boolean expression used to filter attribute []:

The names of partitions to search (split by "," if multiple) ['_default'] []:

timeout []:

Guarantee Timestamp(It instructs Milvus to see all operations performed before a provided timestamp. If no such timestamp is provided, then Milvus will search all operations performed to date) [0]:

Travel Timestamp(Specify a timestamp in a search to get results based on a data view) [0]:

show connection

Shows the current connection.

Syntax

show connection [-a]

Options

Option Full name Description
-a --all (Optional) Flag to show all connections.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

show index_progress

Shows the progress of entity indexing.

Syntax

show index_progress -c (text) [-i (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the entities belong to.
-i --index (Optional) The name of the index.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

show loading_progress

Shows the progress of entity loading.

Syntax

show loading_progress -c (text) [-p (text)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection that the entities belong to.
-p --partition (Optional/Multiple) The name of the loading partition.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

show query_segment

Shows the segment information of a collection.

Syntax

show query_segment -c (text) [-t (float)]

Options

Option Full name Description
-c --collection-name The name of the collection.
-t --timeout (Optional) The maximum allowed duration in seconds of an RPC call. Not passing this option indicates that the client keeps waiting until the server responds or an error occurs.
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.

version

Shows the version of Milvus_CLI.

Syntax

version

Options

Option Full name Description
--help n/a Displays help for using the command.
You can also check the version of Milvus_CLI in a shell as shown in the following example. In this case, milvus_cli --version acts as a command.

Example

$ milvus_cli --version
Milvus_CLI v0.1.7
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