open-vault/website/source/docs/commands/read.html.md
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CLI Enhancements (#3897)
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---
layout: "docs"
page_title: "read - Command"
sidebar_current: "docs-commands-read"
description: |-
The "read" command reads data from Vault at the given path. This can be used
to read secrets, generate dynamic credentials, get configuration details, and
more.
---
# read
The `read` command reads data from Vault at the given path. This can be used to
read secrets, generate dynamic credentials, get configuration details, and more.
For a full list of examples and paths, please see the documentation that
corresponds to the secrets engine in use.
## Examples
Read a secret from the static secrets engine:
```text
$ vault read secret/my-secret
Key Value
--- -----
refresh_interval 768h
foo bar
```
## Usage
The following flags are available in addition to the [standard set of
flags](/docs/commands/index.html) included on all commands.
### Output Options
- `-field` `(string: "")` - Print only the field with the given name. Specifying
this option will take precedence over other formatting directives. The result
will not have a trailing newline making it ideal for piping to other processes.
- `-format` `(string: "table")` - Print the output in the given format. Valid
formats are "table", "json", or "yaml". This can also be specified via the
`VAULT_FORMAT` environment variable.