COMMAND SECTION "DATE" "" "ArangoDB"
NAME
COMMAND - a bulk importer for the ArangoDB database
SYNOPSIS
COMMAND [options] 
DESCRIPTION
The COMMAND binary can be used to bulk import data from a file into the
ArangoDB database. Input data be present in the input file in either CSV
format with column headlines, or in JSON format. If JSON format is used,
each line in the input file must contain exactly one JSON document with 
the attribute name/value pairs to import.
OPTIONS
For a complete list of options, please refer to the ArangoDB
online manual, available at http://www.arangodb.org/

The most important startup options are:

OPTION "--batch-size <uint64>"
maximum size of data batches that are sent to the server ENDOPTION
OPTION "--configuration <string>"
read configuration from file <string> ENDOPTION
OPTION "--collection <string>"
name of collection to import into ENDOPTION
OPTION "--create-collection <bool>"
set to "true" if collection should be created by the import ENDOPTION
OPTION "--file <string>"
input file with the data to import ENDOPTION
OPTION "--overwrite <bool>"
set to "true" to remove all data from the collection prior to the import ENDOPTION
OPTION "--quote <string>"
optional quote character to be used ENDOPTION
OPTION "--separator <string>"
separator character or string to be used. the default value is "," ENDOPTION
OPTION "--type <string>"
set to "json", "tsv" or "csv", depending on the input file format ENDOPTION
OPTION "--server.endpoint <string>"
server endpoint to connect to, consisting of protocol, ip address and port ENDOPTION
OPTION "--server.database <string>"
database name to use when connection (default: "_system") ENDOPTION
OPTION "--server.username <string>"
username to use when connecting (default "root") ENDOPTION
OPTION "--server.password <string>"
password to use when connecting. Don't specify this option to get a password prompt ENDOPTION
OPTION "--server.disable-authentication <boolean>"
disable the password prompt and authentication when connecting to the server ENDOPTION
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE COMMAND --file heroes.json --type json --collection superheroes --create-collection true
imports JSON data from file heroes.json into collection superhoeres. creates the collection if it does not exist ENDEXAMPLE
EXAMPLE COMMAND --file export.csv --type csv --collection mydata
imports CSV data from export.csv into existing collection mydata ENDEXAMPLE
EXAMPLE COMMAND --file values.json --collection mydata --server.endpoint tcp://127.0.0.1:8529 --server.database mydb
imports JSON data from file values.json into collection mydata, using a different server endpoint and database ENDEXAMPLE
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