The database index directories are named ".DBNAME_design". Given that the names start with a dot, you'll wanna remember to use the "-a" option if you're trying to use "ls" command on your data directory.
Beyond that, if you haven't pushed/indexed any views, for said database, then they also might not exist yet... Cheers, Zach On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Sean Clark Hess <[email protected]> wrote: > I found them, but didn't find the .DB_design directories. I only see a > .couch file for each database. > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Markus Jelsma <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No Red Hat here but try /var/lib/couchdb/. In any case, if you get there, >> don't miss the .DB_design directories! Your views are there. >> >> >> Sean Clark Hess said: >> > really? Where are the couch data files stored? (redhat) >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Metin Akat <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Renaming the database file works. >> >> Moving the file from one machine to another also works. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Metin Akat <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Sean Clark Hess >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> I need to import vast amounts of data into a couch database every >> >> night. >> >> The >> >> >> company providing us the data does not provide a list of changes, >> >> so we >> >> need >> >> >> to regenerate everything from scratch. >> >> >> >> >> >> I was thinking that it would be nice if I could create a new >> >> database in couch, copy in all the new data, then rename them once >> >> it is done. That >> >> way >> >> >> my old data can stay live while the new data is importing. >> >> >> >> >> >> Is there a way to rename databases? So, I would have an >> >> "imported_data" database, create a "new_imported_database", then >> >> delete the old and >> >> rename >> >> >> the new when the import finished. >> >> >> >> >> >> Any other ideas? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >
