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mongodump

List of commands for mongodump:

  • mongodump:tldr:1e312 mongodump: Create a dump of a given collection within a given database.
    $ mongodump --collection ${collection_name} --db ${database_name}
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  • mongodump:tldr:66fc2 mongodump: Create a dump from a specific instance; host, user, password and database will be defined in the connection string.
    $ mongodump --uri ${connection_string}
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  • mongodump:tldr:81b65 mongodump: Create a dump of a given database.
    $ mongodump --db ${database_name}
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  • mongodump:tldr:a70a5 mongodump: Create a dump of a given database with a given username; user will be prompted for password.
    $ mongodump --username ${username} ${database} --password
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  • mongodump:tldr:b3a27 mongodump: Create a dump of all databases (this will place the files inside a directory called "dump").
    $ mongodump
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  • mongodump:tldr:e58f9 mongodump: Specify an output location for the dump.
    $ mongodump --out ${path-to-directory}
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  • mongodump:tldr:fd5ea mongodump: Connect to a given host running on a given port, and create a dump.
    $ mongodump --host ${host} --port ${port}
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