# Retrieve Default index-pattern via linux command line

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936 "2019-04-29T13:14:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![martb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/martb/32/78185_2.png) [@martb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/martb)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/1 "2019-04-29T13:14:27Z")

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Hi,

Is there a command or way to pull back\query which index is currently set to default via the command line (linux\debian)?

Thanks

Martin

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/2 "2019-04-29T21:17:00Z")

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The default for what exactly?

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**Author:** ![martb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/martb/32/78185_2.png) [@martb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/martb)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/3 "2019-04-30T08:13:37Z")

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HI,

The default index pattern. Pull back from command line which index-pattern has been set to default.

thanks  
Martin

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/4 "2019-04-30T08:53:36Z")

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Elasticsearch doesn't have one though. Do you mean Kibana?

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**Author:** ![martb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/martb/32/78185_2.png) [@martb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/martb)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/5 "2019-04-30T09:35:28Z")

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yes I meant Kibana

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/6 "2019-05-02T17:51:28Z")

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There is no CLI for this - the closest thing is an API to interact with the objects Kibana persists which includes this value.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-default-index-pattern-via-linux-command-line/178936/7 "2019-05-30T17:51:29Z")

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