Note: v3 has been the default since 25bc65794.
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ etcdctl
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`etcdctl` is a command line client for [etcd][etcd].
-Make sure to set environment variable `ETCDCTL_API=3`. For etcdctl v2, please check [READMEv2][READMEv2].
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+The v3 API is used by default. For the v2 API, make sure to set environment variable `ETCDCTL_API=2`. See also [READMEv2][READMEv2].
Global flags (e.g., `dial-timeout`, `--cacert`, `--cert`, `--key`) can be set with environment variables: