cdbcli 0.9.1

Starting cdbcli

Refer to the Installation section for guide on how to install cdbcli.

Running cdbcli requires connection parameters to the underlying couchdb instance you want to connnect to.

cdbcli --help

Usage: cdbcli [OPTIONS] [DATABASE]

Options:
  -h, --host TEXT               The host of the couchdb instance
  --port TEXT                   The port of the coouchdb instance
  -u, --username TEXT           The username to connect as
  -p, --password TEXT           The password
  -P, --askpass / --no-askpass  Ask for password?
  --tls / --no-tls              Use TLS to connect to the couchdb instance?
  --help                        Show this message and exit.

e.g., if you want to connect your couchdb instance at http://yourdomain:9999, you can issue the command:

cdbcli -h yourdomain --port 9999 -u admin -P

Specifying -P will prompt you for password. You can also use -p to specify password at the command line, but this is not recommended for sensitive passwords.

By default, cdbcli connects to the couchdb instance at http://localhost:5984.

You will be greeted by the cdbcli’s splash screen:

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     / __)(  _ \(  _ \ / __)(  )  (_  _)
    ( (__  )(_) )) _ <( (__  )(__  _)(_
     \___)(____/(____/ \___)(____)(____)

    Welcome to cdbcli 0.1.1
    CouchDB version: 1.5.0

    Type 'help' or 'man' to get a list of all supported commands
    Press <TAB> for command auto-completion
    Press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+D or type 'exit' to exit

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Run with Docker

cdbcli is also available as a docker image on the docker hub

To run:

docker run -it kevinjqiu/cdbcli cdbcli <arguments>

The docker networking restrictions apply, so if you want to connect to a database on localhost, e.g., you will need to let the container use the host’s networking:

docker run -it --net=host kevinjqiu/cdbcli cdbcli <arguments>

Contributing to Documentation

• Clone this repository.

• Make a Python virtualenv

• Install requirements: pip install -r requirements-docs.txt

• Run make docs. The documentation can be accessed under docs/build/index.html.