arangosh> db.example.insert({"a" : 1}); { "_id" : "example/19988372", "_key" : "19988372", "_rev" : "_WnWW96---B" } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c" : null, "d" : 3 }); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96C--_", "_oldRev" : "_WnWW96---_" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96C--_", "d" : 3, "b" : null, "c" : null } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", { "a" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96G--_", "_oldRev" : "_WnWW96C--_" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96G--_", "d" : 3, "b" : null, "c" : null } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c": null, "d" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96K--_", "_oldRev" : "_WnWW96G--_" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_WnWW96K--_" }