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The mode is specified using either the --export or --import command line parameters, as discussed below. If neither the --export or --import parameter are specified or if any of the parameters are used incorrectly, the tool will display a usage/help statement that lists the parameters and their descriptions.

NOTE: Any connectors whose offsets are modified by this tool should not be running when this tool is used. This is because while Connect records the offsets periodically, the offsets are read only when connectors are started. Although the tool can be run while the connectors are running, doing so means that the connectors will likely overwrite any updated offsets.

Exporting

The tool will read all of the persisted partition-offset pairs and write them out in JSON form to standard out. The usage is as follows:

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