global flags

The following is a list of global flags available for use with all commands and subcommands.

Global Flags

api-key string Override FRED API key
concurrency int Max parallel requests (default 8)
rate float Max API requests per second (default 5.0)
timeout string HTTP timeout (e.g. 30s, 2m)
format string table|json|jsonl|csv|tsv|md (default table)
out string Write output to file
no-cache Bypass cache reads
refresh Force re-fetch
quiet Suppress non-error output
debug Log HTTP requests
verbose Show cache/timing stats

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