Chapter 35. Neo4j Shell

Table of Contents

35.1. Starting the shell
35.2. Passing options and arguments
35.3. Enum options
35.4. Filters
35.5. Node titles
35.6. How to use (individual commands)
35.7. Extending the shell: Adding your own commands
35.8. An example shell session
35.9. 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!