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ericsoco
ericsoco

Reputation: 26303

Is it possible to specify a directory/folder for mongodump?

I'd like to specify the directory to which mongodump dumps, via a switch on the mongodump command. Is this possible?

Upvotes: 32

Views: 37407

Answers (4)

thiagotrss
thiagotrss

Reputation: 149

When I am using windows I always use the command below because it exports in a folder with export date:

setlocal enableextensions
set FOLDER_NAME=%DATE:/=_%
mongodump --uri "mongodb+srv://USER:PASSWORD@URL/DATABASE_NAME" -o C:\work\scheduled\dump\backup-%FOLDER_NAME%

Save the command in a file with bat extension (dump.bat for example)

Upvotes: 1

Kabeer Jaffri
Kabeer Jaffri

Reputation: 708

It Dumps my_db in a gzip format inside tmp/my_db.dump file which is Restoreable

mongodump --db my_db --gzip -o ./tmp/my_db.dump

Upvotes: 1

JavaadPatel
JavaadPatel

Reputation: 97

You can view all the commands for mongodump by typing "mongodump --help" in the command prompt (NB. You have to be in the folder that contains mongodump.exe).

You can use a command like:

mongodump /host <hostIP> /port <port> /d <database> /c <collection> /o <outputDirectoryPath>

Upvotes: 1

Justin Jenkins
Justin Jenkins

Reputation: 27080

You don't need a script. From the docs:

--out <path>, -o <path>

Specifies the directory where mongodump will write BSON files for the dumped databases.

Example:

mongodump -o /mydir/

Lots of other options there, check it out.

Upvotes: 65

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