From 021537c83743ff0b21788a9fc7320c3a953312a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Upton Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:49:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: call out `kv export` and the transaction API --- website/content/commands/kv/get.mdx | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/commands/kv/get.mdx b/website/content/commands/kv/get.mdx index eb84020b69..84f2e8b5e5 100644 --- a/website/content/commands/kv/get.mdx +++ b/website/content/commands/kv/get.mdx @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ store at the given key name. If no key exists with that name, an error is returned. If a key exists with that name but has no data, nothing is returned. A key name or prefix is required. +-> When reading many entries under a given prefix, it may be worth considering +[`kv export`](/commands/kv/export) instead, the output of which can be used +with [`kv import`](/commands/kv/import) to move entire trees between Consul +clusters. Alternatively, the [transaction API](/api-docs/txn) provides +support for performing up to 64 KV operations atomically. + ## Usage Usage: `consul kv get [options] [KEY_OR_PREFIX]`