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bsondump¶
Mac OSX Sierra and Go 1.6 Incompatibility
Users running on Mac OSX Sierra require the 3.2.10 or newer version
of bsondump.
Synopsis¶
The bsondump converts BSON files into human-readable
formats, including JSON. For example, bsondump is useful
for reading the output files generated by mongodump.
Run bsondump from the system command line, not the mongo shell.
Important
bsondump is a diagnostic tool for inspecting
BSON files, not a tool for data ingestion or other application use.
Options¶
Changed in version 3.0.0: bsondump removed the --filter, --dbpath and the
--noobjcheck options.
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bsondump¶
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--help¶ Returns information on the options and use of
bsondump.
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--verbose,-v¶ Increases the amount of internal reporting returned on standard output or in log files. Increase the verbosity with the
-vform by including the option multiple times, (e.g.-vvvvv.)
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--quiet¶ Runs
bsondumpin a quiet mode that attempts to limit the amount of output.This option suppresses:
- output from database commands
- replication activity
- connection accepted events
- connection closed events
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--version¶ Returns the
bsondumprelease number.
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--objcheck¶ Validates each BSON object before outputting it in JSON format. By default,
bsondumpenables--objcheck. For objects with a high degree of sub-document nesting,--objcheckcan have a small impact on performance.
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--type<=json|=debug>¶ Changes the operation of
bsondumpfrom outputting “JSON” (the default) to a debugging format.
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--pretty¶ New in version 3.0.0.
Outputs documents in a pretty-printed format JSON.
Use¶
By default, bsondump outputs data to standard output. To
create corresponding JSON files, you will need to use the
shell redirect. See the following command:
bsondump collection.bson > collection.json
Use the following command (at the system shell) to produce debugging output for a BSON file:
bsondump --type=debug collection.bson