tldr/pages/common/mongo.md

mongo

MongoDB interactive shell client. More information: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongo.

• Connect to a database:

mongo {{database}}

• Connect to a database running on a given host on a given port:

mongo --host {{host}} --port {{port}} {{database}}

• Connect to a database with a given username; user will be prompted for password:

mongo --username {{username}} {{database}} --password

• Evaluate a javascript expression on the database:

mongo --eval '{{JSON.stringify(db.foo.findOne())}}' {{database}}