mongoexport.1

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.TH "MONGOEXPORT" "1" "January 30, 2015" "3.0" "mongodb-manual"
.SH NAME
mongoexport \- MongoDB Export Utility
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBmongoexport\fP is a utility that produces a JSON or CSV export
of data stored in a MongoDB instance. See the
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/import\-export document for a more in depth
usage overview, and the \fBmongoimport\fP document for more
information regarding the \fBmongoimport\fP utility, which
provides the inverse "importing" capability.
.SH CONSIDERATIONS
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Do not use \fBmongoimport\fP and \fBmongoexport\fP for
full\-scale production backups because they may not reliably capture
data type information. Use \fBmongodump\fP and
\fBmongorestore\fP as described in http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/backups for this
kind of functionality.
.SH OPTIONS
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Changed in version 3.0.0: \fBmongoexport\fP removed the \fB\-\-dbpath\fP as well as related
\fB\-\-directoryperdb\fP and \fB\-\-journal\fP options. You must use
\fBmongoexport\fP while connected to a \fBmongod\fP instance.

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Changed in version 3.0.0: \fBmongoexport\fP also removed support for writing data to
\fBtsv\fP files with the \fB\-\-tsv\fP option.

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.B mongoexport
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.B mongoexport
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.B \-\-help
Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongoexport\fP\&.
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.B \-\-verbose, \-v
Increases the amount of internal reporting returned on standard output
or in log files. Increase the verbosity with the \fB\-v\fP form by
including the option multiple times, (e.g. \fB\-vvvvv\fP\&.)
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.B \-\-quiet
Runs the \fBmongoexport\fP in a quiet mode that attempts to limit the amount
of output.
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This option suppresses:
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output from \fIdatabase commands\fP
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replication activity
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connection accepted events
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connection closed events
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.B \-\-version
Returns the \fBmongoexport\fP release number.
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.B \-\-host <hostname><:port>, \-h <hostname><:port>
\fIDefault\fP: localhost:27017
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Specifies a resolvable hostname for the \fBmongod\fP to which to
connect. By default, the \fBmongoexport\fP attempts to connect to a MongoDB
instance running on the localhost on port number \fB27017\fP\&.
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To connect to a replica set, specify the
\fBreplSetName\fP and a seed list of set members, as in
the following:
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<replSetName>/<hostname1><:port>,<hostname2><:port>,<...>
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You can always connect directly to a single MongoDB instance by
specifying the host and port number directly.
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Changed in version 3.0.0: If you use IPv6 and use the \fB<address>:<port>\fP format, you must
enclose the portion of an address and port combination in
brackets (e.g. \fB[<address>]\fP).

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.B \-\-port <port>
\fIDefault\fP: 27017
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Specifies the TCP port on which the MongoDB instance listens for
client connections.
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.B \-\-ipv6
Enables IPv6 support and allows the \fBmongoexport\fP to connect to the
MongoDB instance using an IPv6 network. All MongoDB programs and
processes disable IPv6 support by default.
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.B \-\-ssl
New in version 2.6.

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Enables connection to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
SSL support enabled.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslCAFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the root certificate chain
from the Certificate Authority. Specify the file name of the
\fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or absolute paths.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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If the \fBmongo\fP shell or any other tool that connects to
\fBmongos\fP or \fBmongod\fP is run without
\fI\-\-sslCAFile\fP, it will not attempt to validate
server certificates. This results in vulnerability to expired
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP certificates as well as to foreign
processes posing as valid \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP
instances. Ensure that you \fIalways\fP specify the CA file against which
server certificates should be validated in cases where intrusion is a
possibility.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains both the SSL certificate
and key. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative
or absolute paths.
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This option is required when using the \fI\-\-ssl\fP option to connect
to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
\fBCAFile\fP enabled \fIwithout\fP
\fBallowConnectionsWithoutCertificates\fP\&.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyPassword <value>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the password to de\-crypt the certificate\-key file (i.e.
\fI\-\-sslPEMKeyFile\fP). Use the \fI\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option only if the
certificate\-key file is encrypted. In all cases, the \fBmongoexport\fP will
redact the password from all logging and reporting output.
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If the private key in the PEM file is encrypted and you do not specify
the \fI\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option, the \fBmongoexport\fP will prompt for a passphrase. See
\fIssl\-certificate\-password\fP\&.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslCRLFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the Certificate Revocation
List. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or
absolute paths.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates
New in version 2.6.

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Bypasses the validation checks for server certificates and allows
the use of invalid certificates. When using the
\fBallowInvalidCertificates\fP setting, MongoDB logs as a
warning the use of the invalid certificate.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames
New in version 3.0.

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Disables the validation of the hostnames in SSL certificates. Allows
\fBmongoexport\fP to connect to MongoDB instances if the hostname their
certificates do not match the specified hostname.
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.B \-\-sslFIPSMode
New in version 2.6.

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Directs the \fBmongoexport\fP to use the FIPS mode of the installed OpenSSL
library. Your system must have a FIPS compliant OpenSSL library to use
the \fI\-\-sslFIPSMode\fP option.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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FIPS Compatible SSL is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&. See
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-fips for more information.
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.B \-\-username <username>, \-u <username>
Specifies a username with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fB\-\-password\fP and
\fB\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
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.B \-\-password <password>, \-p <password>
Specifies a password with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fB\-\-username\fP and
\fB\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
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If you do not specify an argument for \fI\-\-password\fP, \fBmongoexport\fP will
prompt interactively for a password on the console.
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.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
If you do not specify an authentication database, \fBmongoexport\fP
assumes that the database specified to export holds the user\(aqs credentials.
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.B \-\-authenticationMechanism <name>
\fIDefault\fP: MONGODB\-CR
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New in version 2.4.

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Changed in version 2.6: Added support for the \fBPLAIN\fP and \fBMONGODB\-X509\fP authentication
mechanisms.

.sp
Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongoexport\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
.TS
center;
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_
T{
Value
T}	T{
Description
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-CR
T}	T{
MongoDB challenge/response authentication.
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-X509
T}	T{
MongoDB SSL certificate authentication.
T}
_
T{
PLAIN
T}	T{
External authentication using LDAP. You can also use \fBPLAIN\fP
for authenticating in\-database users. \fBPLAIN\fP transmits
passwords in plain text. This mechanism is available only in
\fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
_
T{
GSSAPI
T}	T{
External authentication using Kerberos. This mechanism is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
_
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.B \-\-gssapiServiceName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the name of the service using \fBGSSAPI/Kerberos\fP\&. Only required if the service does not use the
default name of \fBmongodb\fP\&.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-gssapiHostName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the hostname of a service using \fBGSSAPI/Kerberos\fP\&. \fIOnly\fP required if the hostname of a machine does
not match the hostname resolved by DNS.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-db <database>, \-d <database>
Specifies the name of the database on which to run the \fBmongoexport\fP\&.
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.B \-\-collection <collection>, \-c <collection>
Specifies the collection to export.
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.B \-\-fields <field1[,field2]>, \-f <field1[,field2]>
Specifies a field or fields to \fIinclude\fP in the export. Use a comma
separated list of fields to specify multiple fields.
.sp
For \fIcsv\fP output formats,
\fBmongoexport\fP includes only the specified field(s), and the
specified field(s) can be a field within a sub\-document.
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For \fIJSON\fP output formats, \fBmongoexport\fP includes
only the specified field(s) \fBand\fP the \fB_id\fP field, and if the
specified field(s) is a field within a sub\-document, the
\fBmongoexport\fP includes the sub\-document with all
its fields, not just the specified field within the document.
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.B \-\-fieldFile <filename>
An alternative to \fI\-\-fields\fP\&. The
\fI\-\-fieldFile\fP option allows you to
specify in a file the field or fields to \fIinclude\fP in the export and is
\fBonly valid\fP with the \fI\-\-type\fP option
with value \fBcsv\fP\&. The
file must have only one field per line, and the line(s) must end with
the LF character (\fB0x0A\fP).
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\fBmongoexport\fP includes only the specified field(s). The
specified field(s) can be a field within a sub\-document.
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.B \-\-query <JSON>, \-q <JSON>
Provides a \fIJSON document\fP as a query that optionally limits
the documents returned in the export. Specify JSON in \fBstrict
format\fP\&.
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For example, given a collection named \fBrecords\fP in the database
\fBtest\fP with the following documents:
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{ "_id" : ObjectId("51f0188846a64a1ed98fde7c"), "a" : 1 }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("520e61b0c6646578e3661b59"), "a" : 1, "b" : 2 }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("520e642bb7fa4ea22d6b1871"), "a" : 2, "b" : 3, "c" : 5 }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("520e6431b7fa4ea22d6b1872"), "a" : 3, "b" : 3, "c" : 6 }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("520e6445b7fa4ea22d6b1873"), "a" : 5, "b" : 6, "c" : 8 }
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The following \fBmongoexport\fP uses the \fI\%\-q\fP option to
export only the documents with the field \fBa\fP greater than or equal to
(\fB$gte\fP) to \fB3\fP:
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mongoexport \-d test \-c records \-q "{ a: { \e$gte: 3 } }" \-\-out exportdir/myRecords.json
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The resulting file contains the following documents:
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{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "520e6431b7fa4ea22d6b1872" }, "a" : 3, "b" : 3, "c" : 6 }
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "520e6445b7fa4ea22d6b1873" }, "a" : 5, "b" : 6, "c" : 8 }
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You can sort the results with the \fI\%\-\-sort\fP option to
\fBmongoexport\fP\&.
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.B \-\-type <string>
\fIDefault\fP: json
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New in version 3.0.0.

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Specifies the file type to export. The default format is \fIJSON\fP,
bit it is possible to export \fIcsv\fP files.
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If you specify \fBcsv\fP, then you must also use either
the \fI\-\-fields\fP or the \fI\-\-fieldFile\fP option to
declare the fields to export from the collection.
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.B \-\-out <file>, \-o <file>
Specifies a file to write the export to. If you do not specify a file
name, the \fBmongoexport\fP writes data to standard output
(e.g. \fBstdout\fP).
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.B \-\-jsonArray
Modifies the output of \fBmongoexport\fP to write the
entire contents of the export as a single \fIJSON\fP array. By
default \fBmongoexport\fP writes data using one JSON document
for every MongoDB document.
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.B \-\-pretty
New in version 3.0.0.

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Outputs documents in a pretty\-printed format JSON.
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.B \-\-slaveOk, \-k
Allows \fBmongoexport\fP to read data from secondary or slave
nodes when using \fBmongoexport\fP with a replica set. This
option is only available if connected to a \fBmongod\fP or
\fBmongos\fP and is not available when used with the
"\fImongoexport \-\-dbpath\fP" option.
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This is the default behavior.
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.B \-\-forceTableScan
New in version 2.2.

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Forces \fBmongoexport\fP to scan the data store directly:
typically, \fBmongoexport\fP saves entries as they appear in the
index of the \fB_id\fP field. Use \fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP to skip
the index and scan the data directly. Typically there are two cases
where this behavior is preferable to the default:
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.IP 1. 3
If you have key sizes over 800 bytes that would not be present
in the \fB_id\fP index.
.IP 2. 3
Your database uses a custom \fB_id\fP field.
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When you run with \fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP, \fBmongoexport\fP
does not use \fB$snapshot\fP\&. As a result, the export produced
by \fBmongoexport\fP can reflect the state of the database at
many different points in time.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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Use \fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP with extreme caution
and consideration.
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.B \-\-skip <number>
Use \fI\%\-\-skip\fP to control where \fBmongoexport\fP begins
exporting documents. See \fBskip()\fP for information about
the underlying operation.
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.B \-\-limit <number>
Specifies a maximum number of documents to include in the
export. See \fBlimit()\fP for information about
the underlying operation.
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.B \-\-sort <JSON>
Specifies an ordering for exported results. If an index does
\fBnot\fP exist that can support the sort operation, the results must
be \fIless than\fP 32 megabytes.
.sp
Use \fI\%\-\-sort\fP conjunction with \fI\%\-\-skip\fP and
\fI\%\-\-limit\fP to limit number of exported documents.
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mongoexport \-d test \-c records \-\-sort \(aq{a: 1}\(aq \-\-limit 100 \-\-out export.0.json
mongoexport \-d test \-c records \-\-sort \(aq{a: 1}\(aq \-\-limit 100 \-\-skip 100 \-\-out export.1.json
mongoexport \-d test \-c records \-\-sort \(aq{a: 1}\(aq \-\-limit 100 \-\-skip 200 \-\-out export.2.json
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See \fBsort()\fP for information about the underlying
operation.
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.SH USE
.SS Export in CSV Format
.sp
In the following example, \fBmongoexport\fP exports the
collection \fBcontacts\fP from the \fBusers\fP database from the
\fBmongod\fP instance running on the localhost port number
\fB27017\fP\&. This command writes the export data in \fICSV\fP format
into a file located at \fB/opt/backups/contacts.csv\fP\&.  The
\fBfields.txt\fP file contains a line\-separated list of fields to
export.
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mongoexport \-\-db users \-\-collection contacts \-\-csv \-\-fieldFile fields.txt \-\-out /opt/backups/contacts.csv
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.SS Export in JSON Format
.sp
The next example creates an export of the collection \fBcontacts\fP
from the MongoDB instance running on the localhost port number \fB27017\fP,
with journaling explicitly enabled. This writes the export to the
\fBcontacts.json\fP file in \fIJSON\fP format.
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mongoexport \-\-db sales \-\-collection contacts \-\-out contacts.json \-\-journal
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.SS Export from Remote Host Running with Authentication
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The following example exports the collection \fBcontacts\fP from the
database \fBmarketing\fP . This data resides on the MongoDB instance
located on the host \fBmongodb1.example.net\fP running on port \fB37017\fP,
which requires the username \fBuser\fP and the password \fBpass\fP\&.
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mongoexport \-\-host mongodb1.example.net \-\-port 37017 \-\-username user \-\-password pass \-\-collection contacts \-\-db marketing \-\-out mdb1\-examplenet.json
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.SH TYPE FIDELITY
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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\fBmongoimport\fP and \fBmongoexport\fP do not reliably
preserve all rich \fIBSON\fP data types because \fIJSON\fP can
only represent a subset of the types supported by BSON. As a result,
data exported or imported with these tools may lose some measure of
fidelity. See the \fBExtended JSON\fP
reference for more information.
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JSON can only represent a subset of the types supported by BSON. To
preserve type information, \fBmongoexport\fP uses the \fBstrict
mode representation\fP for certain
types.
.sp
For example, the following insert operation in the \fBmongo\fP
shell uses the \fBmongoShell mode representation\fP for the BSON types
\fBdata_date\fP and \fBdata_numberlong\fP:
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use test
db.traffic.insert( { _id: 1, volume: NumberLong(2980000), date: new Date() } )
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.fi
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Use \fBmongoexport\fP to export the data:
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mongoexport \-\-db test \-\-collection traffic \-\-out traffic.json
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The exported data is in \fBstrict mode representation\fP to preserve type information:
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{ "_id" : 1, "volume" : { "$numberLong" : "2980000" }, "date" : { "$date" : "2014\-03\-13T13:47:42.483\-0400" } }
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See http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/mongodb\-extended\-json for a complete list of
these types and the representations used.
.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2011-2015
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