---
title: stack es search-shards cli command
description: Get the search shards. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/457/cli/stack/es/search-shards
---

# stack es search-shards cli command
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```bash
elastic stack es search-shards [options]
```

Get the search shards.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

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  <definition term="--index string">
    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. It supports wildcards (`*`). To search all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use `*` or `_all`.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--index` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]allow-no-indices">
    A setting that does two separate checks on the index expression. If `false`, the request returns an error (1) if any wildcard expression (including `_all` and `*`) resolves to zero matching indices or (2) if the complete set of resolved indices, aliases or data streams is empty after all expressions are evaluated. If `true`, index expressions that resolve to no indices are allowed and the request returns an empty result.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--expand-wildcards string">
    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as `open,hidden`.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--expand-wildcards` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]ignore-unavailable">
    If `false`, the request returns an error if it targets a concrete (non-wildcarded) index, alias, or data stream that is missing, closed, or otherwise unavailable. If `true`, unavailable concrete targets are silently ignored.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]local">
    If `true`, the request retrieves information from the local node only.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--master-timeout string">
    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. IT can also be set to `-1` to indicate that the request should never timeout.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--preference string">
    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. It is random by default.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--routing string">
    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--routing` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>