Chapter 30. Neo4j Shell

Table of Contents

30.1. Starting the shell
30.2. Passing options and arguments
30.3. Enum options
30.4. Filters
30.5. Node titles
30.6. How to use (individual commands)
30.7. Extending the shell: Adding your own commands
30.8. An example shell session
30.9. A Matrix example

Neo4j shell is a command-line shell for browsing the graph, much like how the Unix shell along with commands like cd, ls and pwd can be used to browse your local file system. It consists of two parts:

It’s a nice tool for development and debugging. This guide will show you how to get it going!