mongo-dump-collection.md

Dump single collection from MongoDB

mongodump --db={{DB_NAME}} --collection={{COLLECTION_NAME}} --out={{DESTINATION_DIRECTORY}}

• DB_NAME: DB to get backup from
• COLLECTION_NAME: Collection which needs to be dumped in destination directory
• DESTINATION_DIRECTORY: Directory/path where to dump the backup collection

Example:

mongodump --db=ak-cli --collection=cli_commands --out=/arshad/ak-cli/db/dump

Related Commands

• Restore collection to mongoDB