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Daniel Nephin bc6266cc76 docs: remove name field from Mesh config entry
Also document the name of these config entries in the API docs, so that
users know how to query for them.

And fix the name of mesh on the index page.
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---
layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Config Read'
---
# Consul Config Read
Command: `consul config read`
The `config read` command reads the config entry specified by the given
kind and name and outputs its JSON representation. See the
[configuration entries docs](/docs/agent/config-entries) for more
details about configuration entries.
## Usage
Usage: `consul config read [options]`
#### API Options
@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'
#### Enterprise Options
@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'
#### Config Read Options
- `-kind` - Specifies the kind of the config entry to read.
- `-name` - Specifies the name of the config entry to read. The name of the
`proxy-defaults` config entry must be `global`, and the name of the `mesh`
config entry must be `mesh`.
## Examples
$ consul config read -kind service-defaults -name web
{
"Kind": "service-defaults",
"Name": "web",
"Protocol": "http",
"CreateIndex": 13,
"ModifyIndex": 13
}