Get help with Incident Response CLI

View available commands, command options, and examples. Generate debug logging output.

Before you begin

Role required: Responder, Manager, or Administrator

About this task

In addition to the debug logging output option, the CLI logs all command executions to a log file at the following locations:

  • Linux and Mac: ~/.lightstep/.logs.
  • Windows:%USERPROFILE%\.lightstep\.logs.

Procedure

  1. To see the available commands and arguments, open your system's command-line tool and enter the command you need help with, followed by the --help argument.

    The following example displays help for the available top-level commands.

     $ lightstep --help

    The following example displays the available profile-specific commands.

    $ lightstep configure profile --help

    The CLI displays help for the requested command divided into eight sections:

    Name

    The name of the command.

    Name
     set
    Description

    The description of what the command does and its return values.

    Description
     Configure connection profiles. This command is interactive and will prompt you for each configuration value.
    Synopsis

    The basic syntax for using the command and its options.

    Synopsis
     lightstep configure profile set [arguments]
    Available commands

    The commands available under the current command group.

    Available Commands
 list    : Lists the configured connection profiles.
 refresh : Updates the available commands from the instance for the given profile.
 remove  : Removes the specified connection profile.
 set     : Configures connection profiles in order to communicate with an instance.
    Command groups

    The command groups available under the current command group.

    Command Groups
     profile : Set, view, and remove connection profiles.
    Arguments

    A description of each of the arguments that the command accepts.

    Arguments
     -p, --profile string : Use a specific connection profile when executing a command.
    Global arguments

    The global arguments that the command accepts.

    Global Arguments
     -d, --debug Print logs to console.
     -h, --help Display detailed help information.
     -o, --output string Set the format for printing command output.
  2. To generate debug logging output, open your system's command-line tool and enter the command you want to debug, followed by the --debug argument.

    The following example generates debug logging output when trying to perform the operation.

    lightstep alert create --desc ‘VPN Service breakdown’ --priority 1 --source ‘VPN Client’ --debug
    The CLI generates debug logging output when executing the command.