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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: 2


--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.


--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

Type: boolean

Escape characters when logging

This option can be specified without a value to enable it.

Default: true


--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:// or vst+ssl:// as schema to connect to an SSL-secured server endpoint, otherwise http+tcp://, vst+tcp:// or unix://

Default: "http+tcp://127.0.0.1:8529"


--server.force-json

Introduced in: v3.6.0

Type: boolean

Force to not use VelocyPack for easier debugging

This option can be specified without a value to enable it.

Default: false


--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: ""