README.md

LiteDB.Shell - compiled against netcoreapp1.1

I use this to browse LiteDB Database in Linux and Mac. The code came directly from LiteDB.Shell by mbdavid

All thanks goes to the original author of LiteDB project

Usage

• Clone
• dotnet restore & dotnet publish
• cd bin/Debug/netcoreapp1.1/publish/
• dotnet LiteDB.Shell.NetCore.dll <LiteDB File Location>

Basic Shell Commands - try `help full` for all commands
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> open <filename>|<connectionString>
    Open/Crete a new database

> show collections
    List all collections inside database

> db.<collection>.insert <jsonDoc>
    Insert a new document into collection

> db.<collection>.update <jsonDoc>
    Update a document inside collection

> db.<collection>.delete <filter>
    Delete documents using a filter clausule (see find)

> db.<collection>.find <filter> [skip N][limit N]
    Show filtered documents based on index search

> db.<collection>.count <filter>
    Show count rows according query filter

> db.<collection>.ensureIndex <field> [true|{options}]
    Create a new index document field. For unique key, use true

> db.<collection>.indexes
    List all indexes in this collection

<filter> = <field> [=|>|>=|<|<=|!=|like|between] <jsonValue>
    Filter query syntax

<filter> = (<filter> [and|or] <filter> [and|or] ...)
    Multi queries syntax

Try:
 > db.customers.insert { _id:1, name:"John Doe", age: 37 }
 > db.customers.ensureIndex name
 > db.customers.find name like "John"
 > db.customers.find name like "John" and _id between [0, 100] limit 10

I could not find any GUI tool to browse LiteDB database in Unix platform, if you know one - please let me know.