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CouchDB is a command or a tool that refers to Apache CouchDB, an open-source, document-oriented NoSQL database management system. It is designed to provide seamless, scalable, and fault-tolerant data storage and retrieval.
With the CouchDB command, you can interact with an instance of the CouchDB database. It allows you to perform various operations such as creating, updating, deleting databases, managing documents, and querying data.
Here are a few examples of commands that can be used with CouchDB:
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couchdb
- This command starts the CouchDB server and allows you to access the CouchDB web interface. -
couchdb --version
- It displays the version of CouchDB installed on your system. -
couchdb --admin-party
- Starts CouchDB in admin-only mode, where all requests are allowed without requiring an administrator login. -
couchdb --use-host-names
- Forces CouchDB to use hostnames instead of IP addresses in replication operations. -
couchdb -b
orcouchdb --background
- Starts CouchDB in the background, allowing you to continue using the terminal for other operations.
These are just a few examples, and there are many more commands available with additional functionalities and options. You can use the CouchDB command together with its various parameters to manage and interact with the CouchDB database system.