# Category/Topic export fails with error "database "discourse\_development" does not exist" **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 21, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938 "2016-04-21T14:23:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![pacharanero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pacharanero/32/500583_2.png) [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938/3 "2016-04-21T18:15:26Z")
Woop! thanks @zogstrip. That works. I did scour Meta for a solution, and also had a look at the source for the /scripts/discourse but I didn’t see anywhere it said about using the `discourse` command like that, without `bundle exec`. That would appear to have solved my problem, but I would say the discourse command line tool needs a little more documentation, just to get people started. I’m far from a discourse n00b and I can see in the source that the CLI tool has command line `--help` strings for individual features/switches etc, but it needs to be clearer how to get started - eg that you invoke it without `bundle exec`. Once again, thanks @zogstrip Marcus --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938)._