mongodump:tldr:e58f9

The mongodump command is a utility provided by MongoDB that allows you to create a backup of the data stored in a MongoDB database. The --out option is used to specify the output directory where the backup data will be stored.

In the command you provided, mongodump --out ${path-to-directory}, ${path-to-directory} is a placeholder for the actual path to the directory where you want to store the backup data. You need to replace ${path-to-directory} with the appropriate directory path on your system.

For example, if you want to store the backup data in a directory called "backup" located in your home directory, the command would be:

mongodump --out ~/backup

This will create a backup of your MongoDB database and save it in the specified directory. The backup will consist of files containing the database data in BSON format.