Chapter 3. Introduction to Cypher

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This friendly guide will introduce you to Cypher, Neo4j’s query language.

The guide will help you:

  • start thinking about graphs and patterns,
  • apply this knowledge to simple problems,
  • learn how to write Cypher statements,
  • use Cypher for loading data,
  • transition from SQL to Cypher.

If you want to keep a reference at your side while reading, please see the Cypher Refcard.

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