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Arangosh Examples
=================
Connecting to a server
----------------------
By default _arangosh_ will try to connect to an ArangoDB server running on
server *localhost* on port *8529*. It will use the username *root* and an
empty password by default. Additionally it will connect to the default database
(*_system*). All these defaults can be changed using the following
command-line options:
- `--server.database <string>`: name of the database to connect to
- `--server.endpoint <string>`: endpoint to connect to
- `--server.username <string>`: database username
- `--server.password <string>`: password to use when connecting
- `--server.authentication <bool>`: whether or not to use authentication
For example, to connect to an ArangoDB server on IP *192.168.173.13* on port
8530 with the user *foo* and using the database *test*, use:
arangosh --server.endpoint tcp://192.168.173.13:8530 --server.username foo --server.database test --server.authentication true
_arangosh_ will then display a password prompt and try to connect to the
server after the password was entered.
The shell will print its own version number and if successfully connected
to a server the version number of the ArangoDB server.
{% hint 'tip' %}
If the server endpoint is configured for SSL then clients such as _arangosh_
need to connect to it using an SSL socket as well. For example, use `http+ssl://`
as schema in `--server.endpoint` for an SSL-secured HTTP connection.
{% endhint %}
The schema of an endpoint is comprised of a protocol and a socket in the format
`protocol+socket://`. There are alternatives and shorthands for some combinations,
`ssl://` is equivalent to `http+ssl://` and `https://` for instance:
Protocol | Socket | Schema
-------------|------------------|-----------
HTTP | TCP | `http+tcp`, `http+srv`, `http`, `tcp`
HTTP | TCP with SSL/TLS | `http+ssl`, `https`, `ssl`
HTTP | Unix | `http+unix`, `unix`
VelocyStream | TCP | `vst+tcp`, `vst+srv`, `vst`
VelocyStream | TCP with SSL/TLS | `vst+ssl`, `vsts`
VelocyStream | Unix | `vst+unix`
Using Arangosh
--------------
To change the current database after the connection has been made, you
can use the `db._useDatabase()` command in Arangosh:
@startDocuBlockInline shellUseDB
@EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT{shellUseDB}
db._createDatabase("myapp");
db._useDatabase("myapp");
db._useDatabase("_system");
db._dropDatabase("myapp");
@END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT
@endDocuBlock shellUseDB
To get a list of available commands, Arangosh provides a *help()* function.
Calling it will display helpful information.
_arangosh_ also provides auto-completion. Additional information on available
commands and methods is thus provided by typing the first few letters of a
variable and then pressing the tab key. It is recommend to try this with entering
*db.* (without pressing return) and then pressing tab.