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Tools for MongoDB

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Usage:
  mongofiles <options> <connection-string> <command> <filename or _id>

Manipulate gridfs files using the command line.

Connection strings must begin with mongodb:// or mongodb+srv://.

Possible commands include:
	list      - list all files; 'filename' is an optional prefix which listed filenames must begin with
	search    - search all files; 'filename' is a regex which listed filenames must match
	put       - add files with filenames specified in the supporting arguments
	put_id    - add a file with filename 'filename' and a given '_id'
	get       - get files with filenames specified in the supporting arguments
	get_id    - get a file with the given '_id'
	get_regex - get files matching the supplied 'regex'
	delete    - delete all files with filename 'filename'
	delete_id - delete a file with the given '_id'

See http://docs.mongodb.com/database-tools/mongofiles/ for more information.

general options:
      --help                                      print usage
      --version                                   print the tool version and
                                                  exit
      --config=                                   path to a configuration file

verbosity options:
  -v, --verbose=<level>                           more detailed log output
                                                  (include multiple times for
                                                  more verbosity, e.g. -vvvvv,
                                                  or specify a numeric value,
                                                  e.g. --verbose=N)
      --quiet                                     hide all log output

connection options:
  -h, --host=<hostname>                           mongodb host to connect to
                                                  (setname/host1,host2 for
                                                  replica sets)
      --port=<port>                               server port (can also use
                                                  --host hostname:port)

ssl options:
      --ssl                                       connect to a mongod or mongos
                                                  that has ssl enabled
      --sslCAFile=<filename>                      the .pem file containing the
                                                  root certificate chain from
                                                  the certificate authority
      --sslPEMKeyFile=<filename>                  the .pem file containing the
                                                  certificate and key
      --sslPEMKeyPassword=<password>              the password to decrypt the
                                                  sslPEMKeyFile, if necessary
      --sslCRLFile=<filename>                     the .pem file containing the
                                                  certificate revocation list
      --sslFIPSMode                               use FIPS mode of the
                                                  installed openssl library
      --tlsInsecure                               bypass the validation for
                                                  server's certificate chain
                                                  and host name

authentication options:
  -u, --username=<username>                       username for authentication
  -p, --password=<password>                       password for authentication
      --authenticationDatabase=<database-name>    database that holds the
                                                  user's credentials
      --authenticationMechanism=<mechanism>       authentication mechanism to
                                                  use
      --awsSessionToken=<aws-session-token>       session token to authenticate
                                                  via AWS IAM

kerberos options:
      --gssapiServiceName=<service-name>          service name to use when
                                                  authenticating using
                                                  GSSAPI/Kerberos (default:
                                                  mongodb)
      --gssapiHostName=<host-name>                hostname to use when
                                                  authenticating using
                                                  GSSAPI/Kerberos (default:
                                                  <remote server's address>)

uri options:
      --uri=mongodb-uri                           mongodb uri connection string

storage options:
  -d, --db=<database-name>                        database to use
  -l, --local=<filename>                          local filename for put|get
  -t, --type=<content-type>                       content/MIME type for put
                                                  (optional)
  -r, --replace                                   remove other files with same
                                                  name after put
      --overwriteLocal                            make get overwrite local files
      --allowUnsafeTraversal                      allow get_regex to download
                                                  files with path separators
      --prefix=<prefix>                           GridFS prefix to use
      --writeConcern=<write-concern>              write concern options e.g.
                                                  --writeConcern majority,
                                                  --writeConcern '{w: 3,
                                                  wtimeout: 500, fsync: true,
                                                  j: true}'
      --regexOptions=<regex-options>              regex options used for
                                                  get_regex

query options:
      --readPreference=<string>|<json>            specify either a preference
                                                  mode (e.g. 'nearest') or a
                                                  preference json object (e.g.
                                                  '{mode: "nearest", tagSets:
                                                  [{a: "b"}],
                                                  maxStalenessSeconds: 123}')
Options (32)
OptionDescriptionSource
--helpprint usagehelp
--versionprint the tool version and exithelp
--configpath to a configuration filehelp
-v, --verbose levelmore detailed log output (include multiple times for more verbosity, e.g. -vvvvv, or specify a numeric value, e.g. --verbose=N)help
--quiethide all log outputhelp
-h, --host hostnamemongodb host to connect to (setname/host1,host2 for replica sets)help
--port portserver port (can also usehelp
--sslconnect to a mongod or mongos that has ssl enabledhelp
--sslCAFile filenamethe .pem file containing the root certificate chain from the certificate authorityhelp
--sslPEMKeyFile filenamethe .pem file containing the certificate and keyhelp
--sslPEMKeyPassword passwordthe password to decrypt the sslPEMKeyFile, if necessaryhelp
--sslCRLFile filenamethe .pem file containing the certificate revocation listhelp
--sslFIPSModeuse FIPS mode of the installed openssl libraryhelp
--tlsInsecurebypass the validation for server's certificate chain and host namehelp
-u, --username usernameusername for authenticationhelp
-p, --password passwordpassword for authenticationhelp
--authenticationDatabase database-namedatabase that holds the user's credentialshelp
--authenticationMechanism mechanismauthentication mechanism to usehelp
--awsSessionToken aws-session-tokensession token to authenticate via AWS IAMhelp
--gssapiServiceName service-nameservice name to use when authenticating using GSSAPI/Kerberos (default: mongodb)help
--gssapiHostName host-namehostname to use when authenticating using GSSAPI/Kerberos (default: <remote server's address>)help
--uri mongodb-urimongodb uri connection stringhelp
-d, --db database-namedatabase to usehelp
-l, --local filenamelocal filename for put|gethelp
-t, --type content-typecontent/MIME type for put (optional)help
-r, --replaceremove other files with same name after puthelp
--overwriteLocalmake get overwrite local fileshelp
--allowUnsafeTraversalallow get_regex to download files with path separatorshelp
--prefix prefixGridFS prefix to usehelp
--writeConcern write-concernwrite concern options e.g.help
--regexOptions regex-optionsregex options used for get_regexhelp
--readPreference string>|<jsonspecify either a preference mode (e.g. 'nearest') or a preference json object (e.g. '{mode: "nearest", tagSets: [{a: "b"}], maxStalenessSeconds: 123}')help

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