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154- Point in Time Operation Using Oplogs
155- ````````````````````````````````````
156-
157- Use the :option:`--oplog <mongodump.--oplog>` option with
158- :binary:`~bin.mongodump` to collect the :term:`oplog` entries to build a
159- point-in-time snapshot of a database within a replica set. With
160- :option:`--oplog <mongodump.--oplog>`, :binary:`~bin.mongodump` copies
161- all the data from the source database as well as all of the
154+ Create Backups Using Oplogs
155+ ```````````````````````````
156+
157+ The :option:`--oplog <mongodump.--oplog>` option with
158+ :binary:`~bin.mongodump` collects the :term:`oplog` entries and allows
159+ you to perform a backup on a live database. If you later restore the
160+ database from the backup, the database will be the same as it was when
161+ the backup process completed.
162+
163+ With :option:`--oplog <mongodump.--oplog>`, :binary:`~bin.mongodump`
164+ copies all the data from the source database as well as all of the
162165:term:`oplog` entries from the beginning to the end of the backup
163166procedure. This operation, in conjunction with :option:`mongorestore
164167--oplogReplay <mongorestore.--oplogReplay>`, allows you to restore a
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