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DOCS-4033: clarifies that --oplogReplay with sub-directory = no oplog applied #2400

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entries, you can name the file ``oplog.bson`` and move it to the top
level of the dump directory for :program:`mongorestore --oplogReplay
<mongorestore>` to replay.

When restoring with :option:`mongorestore --oplogReplay
<mongorestore>`, you must restore the full output of the
``mongodump --oplog`` process. You cannot restore from a subfolder of
a dump.

.. seealso:: :ref:`mongorestore Required Access <mongorestore-required-access>`

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The final argument of the :program:`mongorestore` command is a
directory path. This argument specifies the location of the
database dump from which to restore.

If you are running :program:`mongorestore` with :option:`--oplogReplay`,
you must restore the whole database dump: you cannot specify a
subdirectory from which to restore.
optional: true
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