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NAME
rds-describe-db-engine-versions - List the available database engine versions.
SYNOPSIS
rds-describe-db-engine-versions
[--db-parameter-group-family value ] [--default-only ] [--engine value
] [--engine-version value ] [--list-supported-character-sets ]
[--marker value ] [--max-records value ] [General Options]
DESCRIPTION
Returns information about the available database engine versions. If one or
more of the --engine, --version, or --db-parameter-group-family arguments
are specified, rds-describe-db-versions will return only those version
records with the specified values for the specified fields. If all arguments
are omitted, all records will be returned, up to a maximum of --max-records.
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-cs, --list-supported-character-sets
If specified, the response will include a list of character sets
supported by each engine. The default value is 'false'.
-d, --default-only
Return only the default version for the other specified parameters.
-e, --engine VALUE
The name of the database engine.
-f, --db-parameter-group-family VALUE
The parameter group family to which the version belongs.
-v, --engine-version VALUE
The database engine version string.
GENERAL OPTIONS
--aws-credential-file VALUE
Location of the file with your AWS credentials. Must not be specified in
conjunction with --ec2-cert-file-path or --ec2-private-key-file-path.
This value can be set by using the environment variable
'AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE'.
-C, --ec2-cert-file-path VALUE
Path to AWS X.509 certificate file. Must be specified in conjunction with
--ec2-private-key-file-path and must not be specified in conjunction with
--aws-credential-file. This value can be set by using the environment
variable 'EC2_CERT'.
--connection-timeout VALUE
Specify a connection timeout VALUE (in seconds) for API calls. The
default value is '30'.
--debug
If an error occurs while --debug is used, it will display information
useful for debugging the problem. The default value is 'false'.
--delimiter VALUE
What delimiter to use when displaying delimited (long) results.
--headers
If you are displaying tabular or delimited results, it includes the
column headers. If you are showing xml results, it returns the HTTP
headers from the service request, if applicable. This is off by default.
-I, --access-key-id VALUE
Specify the AWS Access ID to use.
-K, --ec2-private-key-file-path VALUE
Path to AWS X.509 private key file. Must be specified in conjunction with
--ec2-cert-file-path and must not be specified in conjunction with
--aws-credential-file. This value can be set by using the environment
variable 'EC2_PRIVATE_KEY'.
--marker VALUE
The marker provided in the previous request. If this parameter is
specified the response includes only records beyond the marker, up to
MaxRecords.
--max-records VALUE
Maximum number of records to return per page.
--region VALUE
Specify region VALUE as the web service region to use. This value can be
set by using the environment variable 'EC2_REGION'.
-S, --secret-key VALUE
Specify the AWS Secret Key to use.
--service-sig-name VALUE
Specify the service name to use when signing requests. The default is
"rds". This value can be set by using the environment variable
'SERVICE_SIG_NAME'.
--show-empty-fields
Show empty fields and rows, using a "(nil)" value. The default is to not
show empty fields or columns.
--show-request
Displays the URL used by the tools to call the AWS Service. The default
value is 'false'.
--show-table, --show-long, --show-xml, --quiet
Specify how the results are displayed: tabular, delimited (long), xml, or
no output (quiet). Tabular shows a subset of the data in fixed
column-width form, while long shows all of the returned values delimited
by a character. The xml is the raw return from the service, while quiet
suppresses all standard output. The default is tabular, or 'show-table'.
-U, --url VALUE
This option will override the URL for the service call with VALUE. This
value can be set by using the environment variable 'RDS_URL'.
INPUT EXAMPLES
To describe all available versions for all available database engines:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions
To describe all available versions of the MySQL database engine:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions --engine mysql
To describe version 5.1.42 of the MySQL database engine:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions -e mysql -v 5.1.42
To describe all versions in the mysql5.1 parameter group family:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions -f mysql5.1
To see only the default version of MySQL:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions -e mysql -d
To see only the default minor version of MySQL 5.1:
$PROMPT>rds-describe-db-engine-versions -e mysql -v 5.1 -d
To see the list of character sets supported by Oracle SE 11.2.0.2.v3:
$PROMPT> rds-describe-db-engine-versions -e oracle-se -v 11.2.0.2.v3
--list-supported-character-sets
OUTPUT
This command returns a table that contains the following:
* Engine - Name of the database engine.
* Version - Database engine version number.
* Parameter Group Family - The version's parameter group family. Only
parameter groups with the same parameter group family may be applied to DB
instances running this version.
* Engine Description - Description of the Engine.
* Engine Version Description - Description of the Engine Version.
* Default Character Set - If present, the default character set used when
creating new database instances with this engine version.
* Name - The name of the character set.
* Description - The description of the character set.
OUTPUT EXAMPLES
Output with column headers
SEE ALSO
http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonRDS/2012-09-17/CommandLineReference/
http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonRDS/latest/CommandLineReference