Chapter 14. Neo4j Shell

Table of Contents

14.1. Starting the shell
14.2. Passing options and arguments
14.3. Enum options
14.4. Filters
14.5. Node titles
14.6. How to use (individual commands)
14.7. Extending the shell: Adding your own commands
14.8. An example shell session
14.9. A Matrix example

Neo4j shell is a command-line shell for browsing the graph, much like how the Unix shell along with commands like cd, ls and pwd can be used to browse your local file system. It consists of two parts:

It’s a nice tool for development and debugging. This guide will show you how to get it going!