mongodb study notes

 

mongodb startup command (in a cmd window)

Example: mongod -dbpath "E:\db"

 

mongo uses the database ( in another new cmd window)

 

List all databases:

show dbs

 

use a database

use database name

 

View the current database

db

 

 

mongoimport import data

mongoimport --db test --collection restaurants --drop --file primer-dataset.json

--db test which database to import into

--collection restaurants Which collection to import into

--drop clear the collection

--file primer-dataset.json which file