diff --git a/write.sh b/write.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+#curl -i -X POST 'http://localhost:8086/api/v2/write?bucket=tcp_metrics&orgID=392fcb79fc296d8e&rp&precision=ns' \
+curl -i -X POST "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/write?bucket=tcp_metrics&orgID=392fcb79fc296d8e" \
+	--header "Authorization: Token $1" \
+  	--data "cpu_load_short,host=server01,region=us-west value=1"
+#  --data-raw 'cpu_load_short,host=server01,region=us-west value=0.64 1434055562000000000'