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MongoDB Command-Line Utilities

mongodb.com/docs/database-tools

Getting started​

Binary import and export​

mongodump​

mongodump creates a binary export of the contents of a mongod database.

mongorestore​

mongorestore restores data from a mongodump database dump into a mongod or mongos.

mongorestore -d mydbname dump

bsondump​

bsondump converts BSON dump files into JSON.

Data import and export​

mongoimport​

mongoimport imports content from an Extended JSON, CSV, or TSV export file.

Examples:

mongoimport --uri "mongodb+srv://user:password@mycluster.mongodb.net/demoZip" --collection zips --file zips.json

mongoexport​

mongoexport produces a JSON or CSV export of data stored in a mongod instance.

Diagnostic​

mongostat​

mongostat provides a quick overview of the status of a currently running mongod or mongos instance.

mongostat

mongotop​

mongotop provides an overview of the time a mongod instance spends reading and writing data.

mongotop

GridFS​

mongofiles​

mongofiles supports manipulating files stored in your MongoDB instance in GridFS objects.

mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/mongofiles