---
name: "rasqltimeindex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "argus-client"
version: "1:5.0.2+git20250321.41f65e2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rasqltimeindex"
---

# rasqltimeindex(1)

read argus(8) data from mysql database.

## NAME

**rasqltimeindex** - read **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md)** data from mysql database.

## SYNOPSIS

**rasqltimeindex -r argus.data.file -w mysql://user@host/db**

## DESCRIPTION

**Rasqltimeindex** index **argus** data files by time.

The principal function of rasqltimeindex is to provide fast access to indexed argus data files based on time.

Rasqltimeindex, like all ra based clients, supports a number of **ra options**  **[rasqltimeindex(1)](/rasqltimeindex/1.md)** specific options are:

## RASQLTIMEINDEX SPECIFIC OPTIONS

- **-w \<mysql://\[user\[:pass\]@\]host\[:port\]/db\>**

  Specify the mysql database to use in maintaining the 'Seconds', 'Probe', and 'Filename' database index tables.

## INVOCATION

This invocation reads **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md)** data from the *file* argus.file and creates an index of every second in the file in the *db* database, using the *user* database account.

```
   rasqltimeindex -r argus.file -w mysql://user@localhost/db
```

To take advantage of the speedup provided by the time indexing, use **rasql** to read the mysql database, with a time filter.  This example will read from the database that contains the 'Seconds', 'Probe', and 'Filename' database index tables,  and search for all flow records from 00:00:00 - 00:00:25, 20 days ago.

```
   rasql -r mysql://user@localhost/db -t -20d+25s
```

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000-2024 QoSient. All rights reserved.

## SEE ALSO

**[ra(1)](/ra/1.md),** **[rasql(1)](/rasql/1.md),** **[rarc(5)](/rarc/5.md),** **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md),**

## AUTHORS

```
Carter Bullard (carter@qosient.com).
```