Name
neo4j-shell — a command-line tool for exploring and manipulating a graph database
Synopsis
neo4j-shell [REMOTE OPTIONS]
neo4j-shell [LOCAL OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
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.
The shell can connect directly to a graph database on the file system.
To access local a local database used by other processes, use the readonly mode.
REMOTE OPTIONS
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-port PORT
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Port of host to connect to (default: 1337).
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-host HOST
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Domain name or IP of host to connect to (default: localhost).
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-name NAME
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RMI name, i.e. rmi://<host>:<port>/<name> (default: shell).
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-readonly
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Access the database in read-only mode.
The read-only mode enables browsing a database that is used by other processes.
LOCAL OPTIONS
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-path PATH
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The path to the database directory.
If there is no database at the location, a new one will e created.
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-pid PID
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Process ID to connect to.
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-readonly
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Access the database in read-only mode.
The read-only mode enables browsing a database that is used by other processes.
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-c COMMAND
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Command line to execute. After executing it the shell exits.
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-config CONFIG
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The path to the Neo4j configuration file to be used.
EXAMPLES
Examples for remote:
neo4j-shell
neo4j-shell -port 1337
neo4j-shell -host 192.168.1.234 -port 1337 -name shell
neo4j-shell -host localhost -readonly
Examples for local:
neo4j-shell -path /path/to/db
neo4j-shell -path /path/to/db -config /path/to/neo4j.config
neo4j-shell -path /path/to/db -readonly