[KAFKA-13347] kafka-topics.sh required arguments and defaults

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: docs
• Environment: WSL Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Scott M Messner
• Created: 05/Oct/21 16:28
• Updated: 05/Oct/21 16:28

Description

Step 3 of the quickstart suggests that partitions and replication-factor are optional kafka.apache.org/quickstart. Also, the options list provided by bin/kafka-topics.sh explicitly mentions that " If not supplied for create, defaults to the cluster default." (kafka_2.13-3.0.0)

bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic quickstart-events --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
Missing required argument "[partitions]"

...
--partitions <Integer: # of partitions> The number of partitions for the topic
being created or altered (WARNING:
If partitions are increased for a
topic that has a key, the partition
logic or ordering of the messages
will be affected). If not supplied
for create, defaults to the cluster
default.

...
--replication-factor <Integer: The replication factor for each
replication factor> partition in the topic being
created. If not supplied, defaults
to the cluster default.