mongofiles.1

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.TH "MONGOFILES" "1" "January 30, 2015" "3.0" "mongodb-manual"
.SH NAME
mongofiles \- MongoDB GridFS Utility
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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The \fBmongofiles\fP utility makes it possible to manipulate files
stored in your MongoDB instance in \fIGridFS\fP objects from the
command line. It is particularly useful as it provides an interface
between objects stored in your file system and GridFS.
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All \fBmongofiles\fP commands have the following form:
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mongofiles <options> <commands> <filename>
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The components of the \fBmongofiles\fP command are:
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\fI\%Options\fP\&. You may use one or more of
these options to control the behavior of \fBmongofiles\fP\&.
.IP 2. 3
\fI\%Commands\fP\&. Use one of these commands to
determine the action of \fBmongofiles\fP\&.
.IP 3. 3
A filename which is either: the name of a file on your local\(aqs file
system, or a GridFS object.
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\fBmongofiles\fP, like \fBmongodump\fP, \fBmongoexport\fP,
\fBmongoimport\fP, and \fBmongorestore\fP, can access data
stored in a MongoDB data directory without requiring a running
\fBmongod\fP instance, if no other \fBmongod\fP is running.
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\fBIMPORTANT:\fP
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For \fIreplica sets\fP,
\fBmongofiles\fP can only read from the set\(aqs
\(aq\fIprimary\fP\&.
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.SH OPTIONS
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Changed in version 3.0.0: \fBmongofiles\fP removed the \fB\-\-dbpath\fP as well as related
\fB\-\-directoryperdb\fP and \fB\-\-journal\fP options. You must use
\fBmongofiles\fP while connected to a \fBmongod\fP instance.

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.B mongofiles
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.B \-\-help
Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongofiles\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 \fBmongofiles\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 \fBmongofiles\fP release number.
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.B \-\-host <hostname><:port>
Specifies a resolvable hostname for the \fBmongod\fP that holds
your GridFS system. By default \fBmongofiles\fP attempts to connect
to a MongoDB process running on the localhost port number \fB27017\fP\&.
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Optionally, specify a port number to connect a MongoDB instance running
on a port other than 27017.
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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 \fBmongofiles\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 \fBmongofiles\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 \fBmongofiles\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
\fBmongofiles\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 \fBmongofiles\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, \fBmongofiles\fP will
prompt interactively for a password on the console.
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.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
New in version 2.4.

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Specifies the database that 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.

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Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongofiles\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
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center;
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T{
Value
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Description
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T{
MONGODB\-CR
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MongoDB challenge/response authentication.
T}
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MONGODB\-X509
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MongoDB SSL certificate authentication.
T}
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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}
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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 \fBmongofiles\fP\&.
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.B \-\-collection <collection>, \-c <collection>
This option has no use in this context and a future release may
remove it. See \fI\%SERVER\-4931\fP for more information.
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.B \-\-local <filename>, \-l <filename>
Specifies the local filesystem name of a file for get and put
operations.
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In the \fBmongofiles put\fP and \fBmongofiles get\fP commands,
the required \fB<filename>\fP modifier refers to the name the object will
have in GridFS. \fBmongofiles\fP assumes that this reflects the
file\(aqs name on the local file system. This setting overrides this
default.
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.B \-\-type <MIME>
Provides the ability to specify a \fIMIME\fP type to describe the file
inserted into GridFS storage. \fBmongofiles\fP omits this option in
the default operation.
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Use only with \fBmongofiles put\fP operations.
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.B \-\-replace, \-r
Alters the behavior of \fBmongofiles put\fP to replace existing
GridFS objects with the specified local file, rather than adding an
additional object with the same name.
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In the default operation, files will not be overwritten by a
\fBmongofiles put\fP option.
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.B \-\-prefix string
\fIDefault\fP: fs
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GridFS prefix to use.
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.B \-\-writeConcern <document>
\fIDefault\fP: majority
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Specifies the \fIwrite concern\fP for each write operation that \fBmongofiles\fP
writes to the target database.
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Specify the write concern as a document with \fIw options\fP\&.
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.SH COMMANDS
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.B list <prefix>
Lists the files in the GridFS store. The characters specified after
\fBlist\fP (e.g. \fB<prefix>\fP) optionally limit the list of
returned items to files that begin with that string of characters.
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.B search <string>
Lists the files in the GridFS store with names that match any
portion of \fB<string>\fP\&.
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.B put <filename>
Copy the specified file from the local file system into GridFS
storage.
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Here, \fB<filename>\fP refers to the name the object will have in
GridFS, and \fBmongofiles\fP assumes that this reflects the name the
file has on the local file system. If the local filename is
different use the \fImongofiles \-\-local\fP option.
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.B get <filename>
Copy the specified file from GridFS storage to the local file
system.
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Here, \fB<filename>\fP refers to the name the object will have in
GridFS, and \fBmongofiles\fP assumes that this reflects the name the
file has on the local file system. If the local filename is
different use the \fImongofiles \-\-local\fP option.
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.B delete <filename>
Delete the specified file from GridFS storage.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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To return a list of all files in a \fIGridFS\fP collection in the
\fBrecords\fP database, use the following invocation at the system shell:
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mongofiles \-d records list
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This \fBmongofiles\fP instance will connect to the
\fBmongod\fP instance running on the \fB27017\fP localhost
interface to specify the same operation on a different port or
hostname, and issue a command that resembles one of the following:
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mongofiles \-\-port 37017 \-d records list
mongofiles \-\-hostname db1.example.net \-d records list
mongofiles \-\-hostname db1.example.net \-\-port 37017 \-d records list
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Modify any of the following commands as needed if you\(aqre connecting
the \fBmongod\fP instances on different ports or hosts.
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To upload a file named \fB32\-corinth.lp\fP to the GridFS collection in
the \fBrecords\fP database, you can use the following command:
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mongofiles \-d records put 32\-corinth.lp
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To delete the \fB32\-corinth.lp\fP file from this GridFS collection in
the \fBrecords\fP database, you can use the following command:
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mongofiles \-d records delete 32\-corinth.lp
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To search for files in the GridFS collection in the \fBrecords\fP
database that have the string \fBcorinth\fP in their names, you can use
following command:
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mongofiles \-d records search corinth
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To list all files in the GridFS collection in the \fBrecords\fP database
that begin with the string \fB32\fP, you can use the following command:
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mongofiles \-d records list 32
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To fetch the file from the GridFS collection in the \fBrecords\fP
database named \fB32\-corinth.lp\fP, you can use the following command:
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mongofiles \-d records get 32\-corinth.lp
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.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2011-2015
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