Chapter 34. Neo4j Shell

Table of Contents

34.1. Starting the shell
34.2. Passing options and arguments
34.3. Enum options
34.4. Filters
34.5. Node titles
34.6. How to use (individual commands)
34.7. Extending the shell: Adding your own commands
34.8. An example shell session
34.9. 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!