Service commands

These commands have to do with the YDB CLI client itself and do not involve establishing a DB connection. They can be expressed either as a parameter or as an option.

NameDescription
-?, -h, —helpOutput the YDB CLI syntax help
VersionOutput the YDB CLI version (for public builds)
updateUpdate the YDB CLI to the latest version (for public builds)
—licenseShow the license (for public builds)
—creditsShow third-party product licenses (for public builds)

If it is not known whether the used YDB CLI build is public, you can find out if a particular service command is supported through help output.