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Installation
curl -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
sudo mv /home/wyatt/.surreal/surreal /usr/local/bin
Syntax
surreal ...
The dots represent a subcommand that is supposed to present. Almost if not all commands (and subcommands) always come with a --help flag so you can get a reference on what the command does
Starting the database
Typically I have two commands I will perform when I start the database*:
Option one: surreal start --auth --user root --pass root
Option two: surreal start --auth --user root --pass root file://path/to/database
Option two I'm still figuring out. I just export it once I'm done and then import the export once I'm ready to begin again. Speaking of...
- I also use Docker (or some other OCI runtime like Podman) also. -
Importing an existing database
Imports deal with SurQL files, similar to SQL files, filled with statements that SurrealDB will read and be ready when