Amazon Relational Database Service
Command Line Interface Reference (API Version 2012-04-23)
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rds-describe-db-parameter-groups

Description

Returns information about all DB Parameter Groups for an account if no database parameter group name is supplied, or displays information about a specific named DB Parameter Group.

Syntax

rds-describe-db-parameter-groups [DBParameterGroupName ]

[--max-records value ]

[General Options]

Options

NameDescriptionRequired

DBParameterGroupName

DB Parameter Group name. This value can also be supplied using the --db-parameter-group-name parameter.

Type: String

Default: None

No

Output

The command returns the following information:

  • Group Name—User-supplied DB Parameter Group name.

  • Parameter Group Family—Parameter group family to which this group applies.

  • Description—Description of the DB Parameter Group.

Examples

Get a Description of All DB Parameter Groups

This example returns a description of all DB Parameter Groups for the account, with column headers.

PROMPT> rds-describe-db-parameter-groups


    DBPARAMETERGROUP  Group Name          Parameter Group Family              Description    
    DBPARAMETERGROUP  default.MySQL5.1    MySQL5.1                            The default database configuration for MySQL5.1