tldr/pages/common/couchdb.md

couchdb

This is the command line interface for Apache CouchDB database server.

• Add a configuration file to chain:

couchdb -a {{path/to/file}}

• Add a configuration directory to chain:

couchdb -A {{path/to/file}}

• Enter the interactive Erlang shell:

couchdb -i

• Redirect output from couchdb.stdout to file:

couchdb -o {{path/to/file}}

• Redirect errors from couchdb.stderr to file:

couchdb -e {{path/to/file}}

• Display the status of the background process:

couchdb -s

• Kill the background process (Note: It will respawn if needed):

couchdb -k

• Shutdown the background process:

couchdb -d