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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions source/reference/connection-string.txt
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Expand Up @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following is the standard URI connection scheme:

.. code-block:: none

mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[database][?options]]
mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[database[.collection]][?options]]

The components of this string are:

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Optional. The default value is ``:27017`` if not specified.

#. ``/database``
#. ``/database[.collection]``

Optional. The name of the database to authenticate if the
connection string includes authentication credentials in the form
of ``username:password@``. If ``/database`` is not specified and
the connection string includes credentials, the driver will
authenticate to the ``admin`` database.
authenticate to the ``admin`` database. The database may also
include the collection name.

#. ``?options``

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