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mongodump — Utility to export the contents of a MongoDB instance. More information: <https://www.mongodb.com/doc

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Problem

How to use the mongodump command: Utility to export the contents of a MongoDB instance. More information: <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/mongodump/>.

Solution

mongodump — Utility to export the contents of a MongoDB instance. More information: <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/mongodump/>.

Create a dump of all databases (this will place the files inside a directory called "dump"):

mongodump

Specify an output location for the dump:

mongodump {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Create a dump of a given database:

mongodump {{[-d|--db]}} {{database_name}}

Create a dump of a given collection within a given database:

mongodump {{[-c|--collection]}} {{collection_name}} {{[-d|--db]}} {{database_name}}

Connect to a given host running on a given port and create a dump:

mongodump {{[-h|--host]}} {{host}} --port {{port}}

Create a dump of a given database with a given username; user will be prompted for password:

mongodump {{[-u|--username]}} {{username}} {{database}} {{[-p|--password]}}

Create a dump from a specific instance; host, user, password, and database will be defined in the connection string:

mongodump --uri {{connection_string}}

Code Snippets

Create a dump of all databases (this will place the files inside a directory called "dump")

mongodump

Specify an output location for the dump

mongodump {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Create a dump of a given database

mongodump {{[-d|--db]}} {{database_name}}

Create a dump of a given collection within a given database

mongodump {{[-c|--collection]}} {{collection_name}} {{[-d|--db]}} {{database_name}}

Connect to a given host running on a given port and create a dump

mongodump {{[-h|--host]}} {{host}} --port {{port}}

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