Chapter 25. Neo4j Shell

Table of Contents

25.1. Starting the shell
25.2. Passing options and arguments
25.3. Enum options
25.4. Filters
25.5. Node titles
25.6. How to use (individual commands)
25.7. Extending the shell: Adding your own commands
25.8. An example shell session
25.9. 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!