How can I use mongodump to dump out records matching a specific date range?

Question

I\'m trying to use the mongodump command to dump out a bunch of records created on a specific date. The records include a \"ts\" field which is a MongoDB Date() object.

Answer 1

In MongoDB 3.2, we can use --queryFile option with mongodump.

first of all, create a json file:

//query.json
{"serverTime": {"$gte": ISODate("2016-01-30T16:00:00.000Z"), "$lt": ISODate("2016-01-31T16:00:00.000Z")}}

next,use mongodump:

mongodump --db  --collection  --queryFile query.json

simple and clear.