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arangorestore Options
Usage: arangorestore [<options>]
General
--all-databases
Introduced in: v3.5.0
Type: boolean
Restore data to all databases
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--batch-size
Type: uint64
Maximum size for individual data batches (in bytes)
Default: 8388608
--check-configuration
Type: boolean
Check the configuration and exit
This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command.
--cleanup-duplicate-attributes
Introduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2
Type: boolean
Clean up duplicate attributes (use first specified value) in input documents instead of making the restore operation fail
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--collection
Type: string…
Restrict to collection name (can be specified multiple times)
Default: []
--config
Type: string
The configuration file or 'none'
Default: ""
--configuration
Type: string
The configuration file or 'none'
Default: ""
--continue
Type: boolean
Continue restore operation
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--create-collection
Type: boolean
Create collection structure
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--create-database
Type: boolean
Create the target database if it does not exist
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--default-number-of-shards
Deprecated in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2
Type: uint64
Default value for numberOfShards if not specified in dump
Default: 1
--default-replication-factor
Deprecated in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2
Type: uint64
Default value for replicationFactor if not specified in dump
Default: 1
--define
Type: string…
Define key=value for a @key@ entry in config file
Default: []
--dump-dependencies
Type: boolean
Dump dependency graph
This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command.
--dump-options
Type: boolean
Dump configuration options in JSON format
This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command.
--enable-revision-trees
Introduced in: v3.8.7
Type: boolean
Enable revision trees for new collections if the collection attributes 'syncByRevision' and 'usesRevisionsAsDocumentIds' are missing
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--envelope
Introduced in: v3.8.0
Type: boolean
Wrap each document into a {type, data} envelope (this is required from compatibility with v3.7 and before)
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--force
Type: boolean
Continue restore even in the face of some server-side errors
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--force-same-database
Type: boolean
Force usage of the same database name as in the source dump.json file
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--ignore-distribute-shards-like-errors
Type: boolean
Continue restore even if sharding prototype collection is missing
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--import-data
Type: boolean
Import data into collection
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--include-system-collections
Type: boolean
Include system collections
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--initial-connect-retries
Introduced in: v3.7.13, v3.8.1
Type: uint32
Number of connect retries for initial connection
Default: 3
--input-directory
Type: string
Input directory
Default: "/work/ArangoDB/dump"
--log
Deprecated in: v3.5.0
Type: string…
The global or topic-specific log level
Default: ["info"]
--number-of-shards
Introduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2
Type: string…
Override value for numberOfShards (can be specified multiple times, e.g. --number-of-shards 2 --number-of-shards myCollection=3)
Default: []
--overwrite
Type: boolean
Overwrite collections if they exist
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--progress
Type: boolean
Show progress
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--replication-factor
Introduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2
Type: string…
Override value for replicationFactor (can be specified multiple times, e.g. --replication-factor 2 --replication-factor myCollection=3)
Default: []
--threads
Introduced in: v3.4.0
Type: uint32
Maximum number of collections to process in parallel
Default: dynamic (e.g. 36
)
--version
Type: boolean
Reports the version and exits
This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command.
--version-json
Introduced in: v3.9.0
Type: boolean
Reports the version as JSON and exits
This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command.
--view
Type: string…
Restrict to view name (can be specified multiple times)
Default: []
Encryption
--encryption.key-generator
Enterprise Edition only
Type: string
Program providing the encryption key on stdout. If set, encryption will be enabled.
Default: ""
--encryption.keyfile
Enterprise Edition only
Type: string
File containing the encryption key. If set, encryption will be enabled.
Default: ""
Log
--log.color
Type: boolean
Use colors for TTY logging
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: dynamic (e.g. true
)
--log.escape-control-chars
Introduced in: v3.9.0
Type: boolean
Escape control characters when logging
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--log.escape-unicode-chars
Introduced in: v3.9.0
Type: boolean
Escape unicode characters when logging
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.file
Type: string
Shortcut for '--log.output file://<filename>'
Default: "-"
--log.file-group
Introduced in: v3.4.5
Type: string
Group to use for new log file, user must be a member of this group
Default: ""
--log.file-mode
Introduced in: v3.4.5
Type: string
Mode to use for new log file, umask will be applied as well
Default: ""
--log.force-direct
Type: boolean
Do not start a seperate thread for logging
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.foreground-tty
Type: boolean
Also log to tty if backgrounded
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: dynamic (e.g. false
)
--log.hostname
Introduced in: v3.8.0
Type: string
Hostname to use in log message (empty for none, use 'auto' to automatically figure out hostname)
Default: ""
--log.ids
Introduced in: v3.5.0
Type: boolean
Log unique message ids
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--log.level
Type: string…
The global or topic-specific log level
Default: ["info"]
--log.line-number
Type: boolean
Include the function name, file name and line number of the source code that issues the log message. Format: [func@FileName.cpp:123]
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.max-entry-length
Introduced in: v3.7.9
Type: uint32
Maximum length of a log entry (in bytes)
Default: 134217728
--log.output
Type: string…
Log destination(s), e.g. file:///path/to/file (any '$PID' will be replaced with the process id)
Default: []
--log.performance
Deprecated in: v3.5.0
Type: boolean
Shortcut for '--log.level performance=trace'
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.prefix
Type: string
Prefix log message with this string
Default: ""
--log.process
Introduced in: v3.8.0
Type: boolean
Show process identifier (pid) in log message
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--log.request-parameters
Type: boolean
Include full URLs and HTTP request parameters in trace logs
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--log.role
Type: boolean
Log server role
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.shorten-filenames
Type: boolean
Shorten filenames in log output (use with --log.line-number)
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: true
--log.thread
Type: boolean
Show thread identifier in log message
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.thread-name
Type: boolean
Show thread name in log message
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.time-format
Introduced in: v3.5.0
Type: string
Time format to use in logs
Default: "utc-datestring"
Possible values: “local-datestring”, “timestamp”, “timestamp-micros”, “timestamp-millis”, “uptime”, “uptime-micros”, “uptime-millis”, “utc-datestring”, “utc-datestring-millis”
--log.use-json-format
Introduced in: v3.8.0
Type: boolean
Use json output format
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.use-local-time
Deprecated in: v3.5.0
Type: boolean
Use local timezone instead of UTC
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--log.use-microtime
Deprecated in: v3.5.0
Type: boolean
Use microtime instead
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
Random
--random.generator
Type: uint32
Random number generator to use (1 = MERSENNE, 2 = RANDOM, 3 = URANDOM, 4 = COMBINED (not for Windows), 5 = WinCrypt (Windows only)
Default: 1
Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4
Server
--server.ask-jwt-secret
Type: boolean
If this option is specified, the user will be prompted for a JWT secret. This option is not compatible with --server.username or --server.password. If specified, it will be used for all connections - even when a new connection to another server is created
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--server.authentication
Type: boolean
Require authentication credentials when connecting (does not affect the server-side authentication settings)
This option can be specified without a value to enable it.
Default: false
--server.connection-timeout
Type: double
Connection timeout in seconds
Default: 5
--server.database
Type: string
Database name to use when connecting
Default: "_system"
--server.endpoint
Type: string…
Endpoint to connect to. Use 'none' to start without a server. Use http+ssl:// as schema to connect to an SSL-secured server endpoint, otherwise http+tcp:// or unix://
Default: ["http+tcp://127.0.0.1:8529"]
--server.jwt-secret-keyfile
Type: string
If this option is specified, the jwt secret will be loaded from the given file. This option is not compatible with --server.ask-jwt-secret, --server.username or --server.password. If specified, it will be used for all connections - even when a new connection to another server is created
Default: ""
--server.max-packet-size
Type: uint64
Maximum packet size (in bytes) for client/server communication
Default: 1073741824
--server.password
Type: string
Password to use when connecting. If not specified and authentication is required, the user will be prompted for a password
Default: ""
--server.request-timeout
Type: double
Request timeout in seconds
Default: 1200
--server.username
Type: string
Username to use when connecting
Default: "root"
SSL
--ssl.protocol
Type: uint64
Ssl protocol (1 = SSLv2 (unsupported), 2 = SSLv2 or SSLv3 (negotiated), 3 = SSLv3, 4 = TLSv1, 5 = TLSv1.2, 6 = TLSv1.3, 9 = generic TLS)
Default: 5
Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
Temp
--temp.path
Type: string
Path for temporary files
Default: ""