cypher-shell Command Examples

Open an interactive session and run Cypher queries against a Neo4j instance. See also: neo4j-admin, mysql. More information: https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/tools/cypher-shell/.

• Connect to a local instance on the default port (neo4j://localhost:7687):

cypher-shell

• Connect to a remote instance:

cypher-shell --address neo4j://{{host}}:{{port}}

• Connect and supply security credentials:

cypher-shell --username {{username}} --password {{password}}

• Connect to a specific database:

cypher-shell --database {{database_name}}

• Execute Cypher statements in a file and close:

cypher-shell --file {{path/to/file.cypher}}

• Enable logging to a file:

cypher-shell --log {{path/to/file.log}}

• Display help:

cypher-shell --help