fworks-tech mongosh
Use mongosh to interact with MongoDB databases.
Common Commands
Connection
- Connect:
mongosh "mongodb://localhost:27017" - Connect with auth:
mongosh "mongodb://user:pass@host:27017/db"
Inspection
- List databases:
show dbs - Use database:
use <dbname> - List collections:
show collections
Queries
- Find documents:
db.collection.find({ field: "value" }).limit(10) - Count documents:
db.collection.countDocuments({}) - Insert:
db.collection.insertOne({ name: "test" }) - Update:
db.collection.updateOne({ _id: id }, { $set: { field: "value" } })
Notes
- Use
mongosh(new shell) not the deprecatedmongoshell - Connection string format:
mongodb://[user:pass@]host[:port]/[db]