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.SH NAME
mongodump \- MongoDB Data Dump Utility
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.SS On this page
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\fI\%Synopsis\fP
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Users running on macOS Sierra require the 3.2.10 or newer version
of  mongodump\&.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fI\%mongodump\fP is a utility for creating a binary export of the
contents of a database. \fI\%mongodump\fP can export data from
either \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP instances.
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\fI\%mongodump\fP can be a part of a backup strategy with \fBmongorestore\fP for partial
backups based on a query, syncing from production to staging or
development environments, or changing the storage engine of a
standalone. However, the use of \fI\%mongodump\fP and
\fBmongorestore\fP as a backup strategy can be problematic for
sharded clusters and replica sets.
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For an overview of \fI\%mongodump\fP in conjunction with
\fBmongorestore\fP part of a backup and recovery strategy, see:
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.SH SYNTAX
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Run \fI\%mongodump\fP from the system command line, not the \fBmongo\fP shell.
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mongodump [options]
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.SS Connect to a MongoDB Instance
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To connect to a local MongoDB instance running on port 27017 and use
the default settings to export the content, run
\fI\%mongodump\fP without any command\-line options:
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mongodump
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To specify a host and/or port of the MongoDB instance, you can either:
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Specify the hostname and port in the \fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP:
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongodb0.example.com:27017" [additional options]
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Specify the hostname and port in the \fI\%\-\-host\fP:
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mongodump \-\-host "mongodb0.example.com:27017"  [additional options]
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Specify the hostname and port in the \fI\%\-\-host\fP and \fI\%\-\-port\fP:
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mongodump \-\-host "mongodb0.example.com" \-\-port 27017 [additional options]
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For more information on the options available, see \fI\%Options\fP\&.
.SS Connect to a Replica Set
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To connect to a replica set to export its data, you can either:
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Specify the replica set name and members in the \fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP:
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com:27017/?replicaSet=myReplicaSetName" [additional options]
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Specify the replica set name and members in the \fI\%\-\-host\fP:
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mongodump \-\-host "myReplicaSetName/mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com" [additional options]
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By default, \fI\%mongodump\fP reads from the primary of the
replica set. To override the default, you can specify the read
preference:
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You can specify the read preference in the
\fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com:27017/?replicaSet=myReplicaSetName&readPreference=secondary" [additional options]
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If specifying the read preference tags, include the
\fBreadPreferenceTags\fP option:
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com:27017/?replicaSet=myReplicaSetName&readPreference=secondary&readPreferenceTags=region:east" [additional options]
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You can specify the read preference in using the
\fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP command\-line
option. The command\-line option takes a string if specifying only the read preference mode:
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mongodump \-\-host "myReplicaSetName/mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com:27017" \-\-readPreference secondary [additional options]
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Or, the command\-line option can takes a quote\-enclosed document
\fB\(aq{ mode: <mode>, tagSets: [ <tag1>, ... ], maxStalenessSeconds:<num>}\(aq\fP
to specify the mode, the optional read preference tag
sets, and the optional
maxStalenessSeconds:
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mongodump \-\-host "myReplicaSetName/mongodb0.example.com:27017,mongodb1.example.com:27017,mongodb2.example.com:27017" \-\-readPreference \(aq{mode: "secondary", tagSets: [ { "region": "east" } ]}\(aq [additional options]
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For more information on the options available, see \fI\%Options\fP\&.
.SS Connect to a Sharded Cluster
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To connect to a sharded cluster to export its data, you can either:
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Specify the hostname of the \fBmongos\fP instance in the
\fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongos0.example.com:27017" [additional options]
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Specify the hostname and port of the \fBmongos\fP instance in the \fI\%\-\-host\fP
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mongodump \-\-host "mongos0.example.com:27017" [additional options]
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By default, \fI\%mongodump\fP reads from the primary of the
shard replica set. To override the default, you can specify the read
preference:
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You can specify the read preference in the
\fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongos0.example.com:27017/?readPreference=secondary" [additional options]
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If specifying the read preference tags, include the
\fBreadPreferenceTags\fP option:
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mongodump \-\-uri "mongodb://mongos0.example.com:27017/?readPreference=secondary&readPreferenceTags=region:east" [additional options]
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You can specify the read preference in using the
\fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP command\-line
option.  The command\-line option takes a string if specifying only the read preference mode:
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Or, the command\-line option can takes a quote\-enclosed document
\fB\(aq{ mode: <mode>, tagSets: [ <tag1>, ... ], maxStalenessSeconds: <num>}\(aq\fP
to specify the mode, the optional read preference tag
sets, and the optional
maxStalenessSeconds:
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mongodump \-\-host "mongos0.example.com:27017" \-\-readPreference \(aq{mode: "secondary", tagSets: [ { "region": "east" } ]}\(aq [additional options]
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For more information on the options available, see \fI\%Options\fP\&.
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\fBSEE ALSO:\fP
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\fI\%Examples\fP
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.SH BEHAVIOR
.SS Read Preference
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By default, \fI\%mongodump\fP uses read preference
\fBprimary\fP\&. To override the default, you can specify the
read preference in the
\fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP command\-line
option or in the \fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP\&.
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Starting in version 4.2, if you specify read preference in the URI
string and the \fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP
option, the \fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP
value overrides the read preference specified in the URI string.
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In earlier versions, the two options are incompatible.
.SS Data Exclusion
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\fI\%mongodump\fP excludes the content of the \fBlocal\fP database in its output.
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\fI\%mongodump\fP output only captures the documents in the
database and does not include index data. \fBmongorestore\fP
or \fBmongod\fP must then rebuild the indexes after restoring
data.
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Changed in version 3.4: MongoDB 3.4 added support for
read\-only views\&. By default,
\fI\%mongodump\fP only captures a view\(aqs metadata: it does not
create a binary export of the documents included in the view. To
capture the documents in a view use \fI\%\-\-viewsAsCollections\fP\&.

.SS Overwrite Files
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\fI\%mongodump\fP overwrites output files if they exist in the
backup data folder. Before running the \fI\%mongodump\fP command
multiple times, either ensure that you no longer need the files in the
output folder (the default is the \fBdump/\fP folder) or rename the
folders or files.
.SS Data Compression Handling
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When run against a \fBmongod\fP instance that uses the
WiredTiger storage engine,
\fI\%mongodump\fP outputs uncompressed data.
.SS Working Set
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\fI\%mongodump\fP can adversely affect performance of the
\fBmongod\fP\&. If your data is larger than system memory, the
\fI\%mongodump\fP will push the working set out of memory.
.SS FIPS
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Starting in version 4.2, MongoDB removes the \fB\-\-sslFIPSMode\fP
option for mongodump\&. mongodump
will use FIPS compliant connections to
\fBmongod\fP/\fBmongos\fP if the
\fBmongod\fP/\fBmongos\fP instances are
configured to use FIPS mode\&.
.SH REQUIRED ACCESS
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To run \fI\%mongodump\fP against a MongoDB deployment that has
access control enabled, you must have
privileges that grant \fBfind\fP action for each database to
back up. The built\-in \fBbackup\fP role provides the required
privileges to perform backup of any and all databases.
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Changed in version 3.2.1: The \fBbackup\fP role provides additional privileges to back
up the \fBsystem.profile\fP
collection that exists when running with database profiling\&. Previously, users required
\fBread\fP access on this collection.

.SH OPTIONS
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Changed in version 3.0.0: \fI\%mongodump\fP removed the \fB\-\-dbpath\fP as well as related
\fB\-\-directoryperdb\fP and \fB\-\-journal\fP options. To use
\fI\%mongodump\fP, you must run \fI\%mongodump\fP against a running
\fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP instance as appropriate.

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.B mongodump
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.B \-\-help
Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongodump\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 \fBmongodump\fP in a quiet mode that attempts to limit the amount
of output.
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This option suppresses:
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connection accepted events
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connection closed events
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.B \-\-version
Returns the \fBmongodump\fP release number.
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.B \-\-uri <connectionString>
New in version 3.4.6.

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Specify a resolvable URI
connection string (enclose in quotes) to connect to the MongoDB deployment.
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\-\-uri "mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[database][?options]]"
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For information on the components of the connection string, see
the Connection String URI Format documentation.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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For TLS/SSL options, use the command\-line options instead of the
URI options for TLS/SSL (Available starting in
4.2)\&.
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\fBIMPORTANT:\fP
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The following command\-line options cannot be used in conjunction
with \fI\%\-\-uri\fP option:
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\fI\%\-\-username\fP
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\fI\%\-\-password\fP  (if the
URI connection string also includes the password)
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\fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP
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\fI\%\-\-authenticationMechanism\fP
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Instead, specify these options as part of your \fI\%\-\-uri\fP
connection string.
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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 \fBmongodump\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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\-\-host <replSetName>/<hostname1><:port>,<hostname2><:port>,<...>
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When specifying the replica set list format, \fBmongodump\fP always connects to
the primary\&.
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You can also connect to any single member of the replica set by specifying
the host and port of only that member:
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\-\-host <hostname1><:port>
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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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\fBNOTE:\fP
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You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-host\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\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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\fBNOTE:\fP
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You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-port\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
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.B \-\-ipv6
\fIRemoved in version 3.0.\fP
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Enables IPv6 support and allows \fBmongodump\fP to connect to the
MongoDB instance using an IPv6 network. Prior to MongoDB 3.0, you
had to specify \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP to use IPv6. In MongoDB 3.0 and later, IPv6
is always enabled.
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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
TLS/SSL support enabled.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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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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Starting in version 3.4, if \fB\-\-tlsCAFile\fP/\fBnet.tls.CAFile\fP (or
their aliases \fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP/\fBnet.ssl.CAFile\fP) is not specified
and you are not using x.509 authentication, the system\-wide CA
certificate store will be used when connecting to an TLS/SSL\-enabled
server.
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To use x.509 authentication, \fB\-\-tlsCAFile\fP or \fBnet.tls.CAFile\fP
must be specified unless using \fB\-\-tlsCertificateSelector\fP or
\fB\-\-net.tls.certificateSelector\fP\&. Or if using the \fBssl\fP aliases,
\fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP or \fBnet.ssl.CAFile\fP must be specified unless using
\fB\-\-sslCertificateSelector\fP or \fBnet.ssl.certificateSelector\fP\&.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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\fBVersion 3.2 and earlier:\fP For TLS/SSL connections (\fB\-\-ssl\fP) to
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP, if the \fBmongodump\fP runs without the
\fI\%\-\-sslCAFile\fP, \fBmongodump\fP will not attempt
to validate the server certificates. This creates a 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 to validate the server certificates in cases where
intrusion is a possibility.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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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 TLS/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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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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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 \fBmongodump\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 \fBmongodump\fP will prompt for a passphrase. See
ssl\-certificate\-password\&.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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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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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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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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Starting in MongoDB 4.0, if you specify
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP or
\fBnet.ssl.allowInvalidCertificates: true\fP (or in MongoDB 4.2, the
alias \fB\-\-tlsAllowInvalidateCertificates\fP or
\fBnet.tls.allowInvalidCertificates: true\fP) when using x.509
authentication, an invalid certificate is only sufficient to
establish a TLS/SSL connection but is \fIinsufficient\fP for
authentication.
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# We created a separate blurb for tls in the ssl\-clients page.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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Although available, avoid using the
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP option if possible. If the use of
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP is necessary, only use the option
on systems where intrusion is not possible.
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If the \fBmongo\fP shell (and other
mongodb\-tools\-support\-ssl) runs with the
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP option, the
\fBmongo\fP shell (and other
mongodb\-tools\-support\-ssl) will not attempt to validate
the server certificates. This creates a vulnerability to expired
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP certificates as
well as to foreign processes posing as valid
\fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP instances. If you
only need to disable the validation of the hostname in the
TLS/SSL certificates, see \fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames
New in version 3.0.

.sp
Disables the validation of the hostnames in TLS/SSL certificates. Allows
\fBmongodump\fP to connect to MongoDB instances even if the hostname in their
certificates do not match the specified hostname.
.sp
For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-username <username>, \-u <username>
Specifies a username with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fI\%\-\-password\fP and
\fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-username\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
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.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-password <password>, \-p <password>
Specifies a password with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fI\%\-\-username\fP and
\fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
.sp
Changed in version 3.0.2: To prompt the user
for the password, pass the \fI\%\-\-username\fP option without
\fI\%\-\-password\fP or specify an empty string as the \fI\%\-\-password\fP value,
as in \fB\-\-password ""\fP .

.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-password\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
Specifies the authentication database where the specified \fI\%\-\-username\fP has been created.
See user\-authentication\-database\&.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
If you do not specify an authentication database, \fBmongodump\fP
assumes that the database specified to export holds the user\(aqs credentials.
.sp
If you do not specify an authentication database or a database to
export, \fBmongodump\fP assumes the \fBadmin\fP database holds the user\(aqs
credentials.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-authenticationMechanism <name>
\fIDefault\fP: SCRAM\-SHA\-1
.sp
Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongodump\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
.sp
Changed in version 4.0: MongoDB removes support for the deprecated MongoDB
Challenge\-Response (\fBMONGODB\-CR\fP) authentication mechanism.
.sp
MongoDB adds support for SCRAM mechanism using the SHA\-256 hash
function (\fBSCRAM\-SHA\-256\fP).

.TS
center;
|l|l|.
_
T{
Value
T}	T{
Description
T}
_
T{
SCRAM\-SHA\-1
T}	T{
\fI\%RFC 5802\fP standard
Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism using the SHA\-1
hash function.
T}
_
T{
SCRAM\-SHA\-256
T}	T{
\fI\%RFC 7677\fP standard
Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism using the SHA\-256
hash function.
.sp
Requires featureCompatibilityVersion set to \fB4.0\fP\&.
.sp
New in version 4.0.
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-X509
T}	T{
MongoDB TLS/SSL certificate authentication.
T}
_
T{
GSSAPI (Kerberos)
T}	T{
External authentication using Kerberos. This mechanism is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
_
T{
PLAIN (LDAP SASL)
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}
_
.TE
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-authenticationMechanism\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
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.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-gssapiServiceName
New in version 2.6.

.sp
Specify the name of the service using GSSAPI/Kerberos\&. Only required if the service does not use the
default name of \fBmongodb\fP\&.
.sp
This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-gssapiHostName
New in version 2.6.

.sp
Specify the hostname of a service using GSSAPI/Kerberos\&. \fIOnly\fP required if the hostname of a machine does
not match the hostname resolved by DNS.
.sp
This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-db <database>, \-d <database>
Specifies a database to backup. If you do not specify a database,
\fI\%mongodump\fP copies all databases in this instance into the dump
files.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot specify both \fI\%\-\-db\fP and \fI\%\-\-uri\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-collection <collection>, \-c <collection>
Specifies a collection to backup. If you do not specify a collection,
this option copies all collections in the specified database or instance
to the dump files.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-query <json>, \-q <json>
Provides a JSON document as a query that optionally limits the
documents included in the output of \fI\%mongodump\fP\&.
.sp
You must enclose the query document in single quotes (\fB\(aq{ ... }\(aq\fP) to ensure that it does
not interact with your shell environment.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-queryFile <path>
New in version 3.2.

.sp
Specifies the path to a file containing a JSON document as a query
filter that limits the documents included in the output of
\fI\%mongodump\fP\&. \fI\%\-\-queryFile\fP enables you to create query filters that
are too large to fit in your terminal\(aqs buffer.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-readPreference <string|document>
\fIDefault\fP: \fBprimary\fP
.sp
Specifies the read preference for
\fBmongodump\fP\&. The \fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP option can take:
.INDENT 7.0
.IP \(bu 2
A string if specifying only the read preference mode:
.INDENT 2.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
\-\-readPreference secondary
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.IP \(bu 2
A quote\-enclosed document to specify the mode, the optional
read preference tag sets, and the
optional maxStalenessSeconds:
.INDENT 2.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
\-\-readPreference \(aq{mode: "secondary", tagSets: [ { "region": "east" } ], maxStalenessSeconds: 120}\(aq
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
If specifying the maxStalenessSeconds, the value must be greater than or equal to 90.
.sp
New in version 4.2.

.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBmongodump\fP defaults to \fBprimary\fP
read preference\&.
.sp
Starting in version 4.2, if the read
preference is also included in the \fI\%\-\-uri connection string\fP, the command\-line \fI\%\-\-readPreference\fP overrides the read preference
specified in the URI string.
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
Using a read preference other than
\fBprimary\fP with a connection to a \fBmongos\fP may produce
inconsistencies, duplicates, or result in missed documents.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-forceTableScan
By default, \fBmongodump\fP uses the \fB_id\fP index when scanning
collections with that index is available (e.g.
3.4\-reference\-views do not have any indexes). Specify \fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP
to direct \fBmongodump\fP to scan collection data without the use of the
\fB_id\fP index.
.sp
\fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP does not ensure a point\-in\-time snapshot. Use
\fI\%\-\-oplog\fP to create a point\-in\-time snapshot.
.sp
You cannot use \fI\%\-\-forceTableScan\fP with the \fI\%\-\-query\fP option.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-gzip
New in version 3.2.

.sp
Compresses the output. If \fI\%mongodump\fP outputs to the dump
directory, the new feature compresses the individual files. The files
have the suffix \fB\&.gz\fP\&.
.sp
If \fI\%mongodump\fP outputs to an archive file or the standard
out stream, the new feature compresses the archive file or the data
output to the stream.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-out <path>, \-o <path>
Specifies the directory where \fI\%mongodump\fP will write
BSON files for the dumped databases. By default,
\fI\%mongodump\fP saves output files in a directory named
\fBdump\fP in the current working directory.
.sp
To send the database dump to standard output, specify "\fB\-\fP" instead of
a path. Write to standard output if you want process the output before
saving it, such as to use \fBgzip\fP to compress the dump. When writing
standard output, \fI\%mongodump\fP does not write the metadata that
writes in a \fB<dbname>.metadata.json\fP file when writing to files
directly.
.sp
You cannot use the \fB\-\-archive\fP option with the
\fI\%\-\-out\fP option.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-archive <file or null>
New in version 3.2.

.sp
Writes the output to a single archive file or to the standard output
(\fBstdout\fP).
.sp
To output the dump to an archive file, run \fI\%mongodump\fP with the new
\fB\-\-archive\fP option and the archive filename.
.sp
To output the dump to the standard output stream in order to pipe to
another process, run \fI\%mongodump\fP with the \fBarchive\fP option
but \fIomit\fP the filename.
.sp
You cannot use the \fB\-\-archive\fP option with the
\fI\%\-\-out\fP option.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-oplog
Creates a file named \fBoplog.bson\fP as part of the
\fI\%mongodump\fP output. The \fBoplog.bson\fP file, located in
the top level of the output directory, contains oplog entries that
occur during the \fI\%mongodump\fP operation. This file provides
an effective point\-in\-time snapshot of the state of a
\fBmongod\fP instance. To restore to a specific point\-in\-time
backup, use the output created with this option in conjunction with
\fBmongorestore \-\-oplogReplay\fP\&.
.sp
Without \fI\%\-\-oplog\fP, if there are write operations during the dump
operation, the dump will not reflect a single moment in time. Changes
made to the database during the update process can affect the output of
the backup.
.sp
\fI\%\-\-oplog\fP has no effect when running \fI\%mongodump\fP
against a \fBmongos\fP instance to dump the entire contents of a
sharded cluster. However, you can use \fI\%\-\-oplog\fP to dump
individual shards.
.sp
\fI\%\-\-oplog\fP only works against nodes that maintain an
oplog\&. This includes all members of a replica set.
.sp
\fI\%\-\-oplog\fP does not dump the oplog collection.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
To use \fI\%mongodump\fP with \fI\%\-\-oplog\fP, you must create a full dump of
a replica set member. \fI\%mongodump\fP with  \fI\%\-\-oplog\fP fails
if you use any of the following options to limit the data to be dumped:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fI\%\-\-db\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fI\%\-\-collection\fP
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBSEE ALSO:\fP
.INDENT 7.0
.INDENT 3.5
\fBmongorestore \-\-oplogReplay\fP
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-dumpDbUsersAndRoles
Includes user and role definitions in the database\(aqs dump directory
when performing \fI\%mongodump\fP on a specific database. This
option applies only when you specify a database in the
\fI\%\-\-db\fP option. MongoDB always includes user and role
definitions when \fI\%mongodump\fP applies to an entire instance
and not just a specific database.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-excludeCollection string
New in version 3.0.

.sp
Excludes the specified collection from the \fBmongodump\fP output.
To exclude multiple collections, specify the \fI\%\-\-excludeCollection\fP multiple times.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-excludeCollectionsWithPrefix string
New in version 3.0.

.sp
Excludes all collections with a specified prefix from the \fBmongodump\fP
outputs. To specify multiple prefixes, specify the \fI\%\-\-excludeCollectionsWithPrefix\fP multiple
times.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-numParallelCollections int, \-j int
\fIDefault\fP: 4
.sp
Number of collections \fBmongodump\fP should export
in parallel.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-\-viewsAsCollections
New in version 3.4.

.sp
When specified, \fBmongodump\fP exports read\-only views as collections. For each view, \fBmongodump\fP will
produce a BSON file containing the documents in the view. If you
\fBmongorestore\fP the produced BSON file, the view will be
restored as a collection\&.
.sp
If you do \fInot\fP include \fI\%\-\-viewsAsCollections\fP,
\fBmongodump\fP captures each view\(aqs metadata. If you include a
view\(aqs metadata file in a \fBmongorestore\fP operation, the view
is recreated.
.UNINDENT
.SH EXAMPLES
.SS \fBmongodump\fP a Collection
.sp
The following operation creates a dump file that contains only the
collection named \fBcollection\fP in the database named \fBtest\fP\&. In
this case the database is running on the local interface on port
\fB27017\fP:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump  \-\-db test \-\-collection collection
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS \fBmongodump\fP a Database Excluding Specified Collections
.sp
The following operation dumps all collections in the \fBtest\fP database
except for \fBusers\fP and \fBsalaries\fP:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump  \-\-db test \-\-excludeCollection=users \-\-excludeCollection=salaries
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS \fBmongodump\fP with Access Control
.sp
In the next example, \fI\%mongodump\fP creates a database dump
located at \fB/opt/backup/mongodump\-2011\-10\-24\fP, from a database
running on port \fB37017\fP on the host \fBmongodb1.example.net\fP and
authenticating using the username \fBuser\fP and the password
\fBpass\fP, as follows:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump \-\-host mongodb1.example.net \-\-port 37017 \-\-username user \-\-password "pass" \-\-out /opt/backup/mongodump\-2011\-10\-24
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS Output to an Archive File
.sp
New in version 3.2.

.sp
To output the dump to an archive file, run \fI\%mongodump\fP with the
\fB\-\-archive\fP option and the archive filename. For example, the following
operation creates a file \fBtest.20150715.archive\fP that contains the dump
of the \fBtest\fP database.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump \-\-archive=test.20150715.archive \-\-db test
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS Output an Archive to Standard Output
.sp
New in version 3.2.

.sp
To output the archive to the standard output stream in order to pipe to
another process, run \fI\%mongodump\fP with the \fBarchive\fP
option but \fIomit\fP the filename:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump \-\-archive \-\-db test \-\-port 27017 | mongorestore \-\-archive \-\-port 27018
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
You cannot use the \fB\-\-archive\fP option with the
\fI\%\-\-out\fP option.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS Compress the Output
.sp
To compress the files in the output dump directory, run
\fI\%mongodump\fP with the new \fB\-\-gzip\fP option. For example,
the following operation outputs compressed files into the default
\fBdump\fP directory.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump \-\-gzip \-\-db test
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
To compress the archive file output by \fI\%mongodump\fP, use the
\fB\-\-gzip\fP option in conjunction with the \fI\%\-\-archive\fP
option, specifying the name of the compressed file.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongodump \-\-archive=test.20150715.gz \-\-gzip \-\-db test
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2008-2019
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