SSTable Tools

Enables running CQL queries and dumping raw data directly from SSTable files without a Cassandra cluster, as demonstrated in the interactive cqlsh shell and DUMP command for inspecting tombstones and TTLs.

Provides a cqlsh-like interface with history, autocomplete, and paging features, making it easy to explore and query SSTable data interactively, as shown in the example usage with SELECT and DUMP commands.

The describe command outputs detailed statistics, histograms, and metadata like partition info, compression ratios, and timestamp ranges, essential for performance tuning and debugging.

Allows merging multiple SSTables into a single file without a running Cassandra instance, useful for maintenance or recovery, as illustrated in the compact command example.