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mongodump

Utility to export the contents of a MongoDB instance. tldr-pages

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

mongodumpIdentify

Specify an output location for the dump

mongodump --out path/to/directoryIdentify

Create a dump of a given database

mongodump --db database_nameIdentify

Create a dump of a given collection within a given database

mongodump --collection collection_name --db database_nameIdentify

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

mongodump --host host --port portIdentify

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

mongodump --username username database --passwordIdentify

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

mongodump --uri connection_stringIdentify