1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/dump.cpp b/tools/dump.cpp
index a1690b2..971575d 100644
--- a/tools/dump.cpp
+++ b/tools/dump.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Dump : public Tool {
         FILE* _f;
     };
 public:
-    Dump() : Tool( "dump" , ALL , "*" , "*" , false ) {
+    Dump() : Tool( "dump" , ALL , "*" , "*" , true ) {
         add_options()
         ("out,o", po::value<string>()->default_value("dump"), "output directory or \"-\" for stdout")
         ("query,q", po::value<string>() , "json query" )
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ public:
         ;
     }
 
+    virtual void preSetup() {
+        string out = getParam("out");
+        if ( out == "-" ) {
+                // write output to standard error to avoid mangling output
+                // must happen early to avoid sending junk to stdout
+                useStandardOutput(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    virtual void printExtraHelp(ostream& out) {
+        out << "Export MongoDB data to BSON files.\n" << endl;
+    }
+
     // This is a functor that writes a BSONObj to a file
     struct Writer {
         Writer(FILE* out, ProgressMeter* m) :_out(out), _m(m) {}