Arangosh Examples

• : name of the database to connect to
• —server.username <string>: database username
• —server.authentication <bool>: whether or not to use authenticationFor example, to connect to an ArangoDB server on IP 192.168.173.13 on port8530 with the user foo and using the database test, use:

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 connectedto a server the version number of the ArangoDB server.

The schema of an endpoint is comprised of a protocol and a socket in the formatprotocol+socket://. There are alternatives and shorthands for some combinations,ssl:// is equivalent to and https:// for instance:

Using Arangosh

To change the current database after the connection has been made, youcan use the db._useDatabase() command in Arangosh:

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To get a list of available commands, Arangosh provides a help() function.Calling it will display helpful information.