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Arangorestore Options
Usage: arangorestore [<options>]
General
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
batch-size |
uint64 | Maximum size for individual data batches (in bytes) Default: 8388608 |
check-configuration |
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 |
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 value to enable it. Default: falseIntroduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2 |
collection |
string… | Restrict to collection name (can be specified multiple times) Default: [] |
config |
string | The configuration file or ‘none’ Default: "" |
configuration |
string | The configuration file or ‘none’ Default: "" |
create-collection |
boolean | Create collection structure This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
create-database |
boolean | Create the target database if it does not exist This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
default-number-of-shards |
uint64 | Default value for numberOfShards if not specified in dump Default: 1Deprecated in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2 |
default-replication-factor |
uint64 | Default value for replicationFactor if not specified in dump Default: 1Deprecated in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2 |
define |
string… | Define key=value for a @key@ entry in config file Default: [] |
dump-dependencies |
boolean | Dump dependency graph This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command. |
dump-options |
boolean | Dump configuration options in JSON format This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command. |
force |
boolean | Continue restore even in the face of some server-side errors This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
force-same-database |
boolean | Force usage of the same database name as in the source dump.json file This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
ignore-distribute-shards-like-errors |
boolean | Continue restore even if sharding prototype collection is missing This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
import-data |
boolean | Import data into collection This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
include-system-collections |
boolean | Include system collections This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
input-directory |
string | Input directory Default: "/work/ArangoDB/dump" |
log |
string… | The global or topic-specific log level Default: ["info"] |
number-of-shards |
string… | Override value for numberOfShards (can be specified multiple times, e.g. --numberOfShards 2 --numberOfShards myCollection=3) Default: []Introduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2 |
overwrite |
boolean | Overwrite collections if they exist This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
progress |
boolean | Show progress This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
replication-factor |
string… | Override value for replicationFactor (can be specified multiple times, e.g. --replicationFactor 2 --replicationFactor myCollection=3) Default: []Introduced in: v3.3.22, v3.4.2 |
threads |
uint32 | Maximum number of collections to process in parallel Default: 2Introduced in: v3.4.0 |
version |
boolean | Reports the version and exits This is a command, no value needs to be specified. The process terminates after executing the command. |
view |
string… | Restrict to view name (can be specified multiple times) Default: [] |
Encryption
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
encryption.key-generator |
string | Enterprise Edition only Program providing the encryption key on stdout. If set, encryption will be enabled. Default: "" |
encryption.keyfile |
string | Enterprise Edition only File containing the encryption key. If set, encryption will be enabled. Default: "" |
Log
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
log.api-enabled |
string | Whether the log api is enabled (true) or not (false), or only enabled for superuser JWT (jwt) Default: "true"Introduced in: v3.4.11, v3.5.6, v3.6.5 |
log.color |
boolean | Use colors for TTY logging This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
log.escape |
boolean | Escape characters when logging This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
log.file |
string | Shortcut for ‘--log.output file:// Default: "-" |
log.file-group |
string | Group to use for new log file, user must be a member of this group Default: ""Introduced in: v3.4.5, v3.5.0 |
log.file-mode |
string | Mode to use for new log file, umask will be applied as well Default: ""Introduced in: v3.4.5, v3.5.0 |
log.force-direct |
boolean | Do not start a seperate thread for logging This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.foreground-tty |
boolean | Also log to tty if backgrounded This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.keep-logrotate |
boolean | Keep the old log file after receiving a sighup This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.level |
string… | The global or topic-specific log level Default: ["info"] |
log.line-number |
boolean | Append line number and file name This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.output |
string… | Log destination(s) Default: [] |
log.performance |
boolean | Shortcut for ‘--log.level performance=trace’ This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.prefix |
string | Prefix log message with this string Default: "" |
log.request-parameters |
boolean | Include full URLs and HTTP request parameters in trace logs This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
log.role |
boolean | Log server role This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.shorten-filenames |
boolean | Shorten filenames in log output (use with --log.line-number) This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: true |
log.thread |
boolean | Show thread identifier in log message This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.thread-name |
boolean | Show thread name in log message This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.use-local-time |
boolean | Use local timezone instead of UTC This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
log.use-microtime |
boolean | Use microtime instead This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
Random
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
random.generator |
uint32 | Random number generator to use (1 = MERSENNE, 2 = RANDOM, 3 = URANDOM, 4 = COMBINED (not for Windows), 5 = WinCrypt (Windows only) Default: 1Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Server
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
server.authentication |
boolean | Require authentication credentials when connecting (does not affect the server-side authentication settings) This option can be specified without value to enable it. Default: false |
server.connection-timeout |
double | Connection timeout in seconds Default: 5 |
server.database |
string | Database name to use when connecting Default: "_system" |
server.endpoint |
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.max-packet-size |
uint64 | Maximum packet size (in bytes) for client/server communication Default: 1073741824 |
server.password |
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 |
double | Request timeout in seconds Default: 1200 |
server.username |
string | Username to use when connecting Default: "root" |
SSL
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ssl.protocol |
uint64 | Ssl protocol (1 = SSLv2, 2 = SSLv2 or SSLv3 (negotiated), 3 = SSLv3, 4 = TLSv1, 5 = TLSv1.2) Default: 5Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Temp
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
temp.path |
string | Path for temporary files Default: "" |