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authordwight <dwight@dwights-MacBook-Pro.local>2011-05-01 17:50:23 -0400
committerdwight <dwight@dwights-MacBook-Pro.local>2011-05-01 17:50:23 -0400
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MongoDB README
-DOCUMENTATION
-
- http://www.mongodb.org/
-
+Welcome to MongoDB!
+
COMPONENTS
mongod - The database process.
mongos - Sharding controller.
mongo - The database shell (uses interactive javascript).
+
+UTILITIES
+
+ mongodump - MongoDB dump tool - for backups, snapshots, etc..
+ mongorestore - MongoDB restore a dump
+ mongoexport - Export a single collection to test (JSON, CSV)
+ mongoimport - Import from JSON or CSV
+ mongofiles - Utility for putting and getting files from MongoDB GridFS
+ mongostat - Show performance statistics
BUILDING
@@ -31,11 +38,20 @@ RUNNING
DRIVERS
- Client drivers for most programming languages are available at mongodb.org.
+ Client drivers for most programming languages are available at mongodb.org. Use the
+ shell ("mongo") for administrative tasks.
-NOTES
+DOCUMENTATION
- Mongo uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will
+ http://www.mongodb.org/
+
+MAIL LISTS AND IRC
+
+ http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Community
+
+32 BIT BUILD NOTES
+
+ MongoDB uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will
not be able to work with large (multi-gigabyte) databases. However, 32 bit
builds work fine with small development databases.
@@ -48,4 +64,3 @@ LICENSE
As an exception, the files in the client/, debian/, rpm/,
utils/mongoutils, and all subdirectories thereof are made available under
the terms of the Apache License, version 2.0.
-