How to import multiple spaces with a sleep value using Confluence Command Line Interface app (CLI)

This article explains how to import multiple spaces with a sleep value using Confluence Command Line Interface app (CLI). 

Instructions

Follow the below steps to import large spaces:

1. Combine runFromListwith the --listparameter, and restoreExport to import multiple spaces. 
   

   
   We would use the system -a sleep value 5" to 

   -a runFromList --list "aaa.zip,bbb.zip" -i "-a restoreExport -f @entry@" -i "system -a sleep value 5"

   
   
   Please refer to below example where spacemk1.zip and spacemk2.zip are space import files. 
   

   -a runFromList --list "spacemk1.zip,spacemk2.zip" -i "-a restoreExport -f @entry@" -i "system -a sleep --value 5"

   
   The Parameters used above are. 

   
   --list  input the filename of the exported space you want to restore.
   --value specify the time value in seconds.

   The output of the CLI action:
   

   Run: -a restoreExport -f spacemk1.zip
   Restore has been started with taskId a2f5af67-3a34-47cc-860f-b8709bc6f8ff. Task status can be checked at https://confluence.example.com/rest/api/latest/longtask/a2f5af67-3a34-47cc-860f-b8709bc6f8ff.
   
   Waiting for task completion: 0% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   Waiting for task completion: 5% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   Waiting for task completion: 13% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   Waiting for task completion: 23% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   Waiting for task completion: 37% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   
   Waiting for task completion: 100% complete. Applying special processing. 
   Restore completed.
   
   Run: system -a sleep --value 5
   Continue after sleeping for 5 seconds.
   
   Run: -a restoreExport -f spacemk2.zip
   Restore has been started with taskId 3d862460-0d87-4c82-81ae-b19592653863. Task status can be checked at https://confluence.example.com/rest/api/latest/longtask/3d862460-0d87-4c82-81ae-b19592653863.
   
   Waiting for task completion: 37% complete. Importing objects. 
   
   
   Waiting for task completion: 100% complete. Complete. 
   Restore completed.
   
   Run: system -a sleep --value 5
   Continue after sleeping for 5 seconds.
   
   Run completed successfully. 4 actions were successful