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Section: Import and export data

Export selected fields to CSV

bash
bash
mongoexport --uri="mongodb://localhost:27017/appdb" --collection=users --type=csv --fields=name,email,created_at --out=users.csv
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CSV export is handy when downstream tools expect a flat tabular format.

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