I cannot run mongod following the instructions and tutorials

Hi,
I am new in MongoDB.
Installed it as a server in windows 10 following the site instructions.
Everything looks fine in Compass and I create new DB and Collections.
when I run mongod command in cmd as administrator, i cannot get the expected prompt. The message lines freezes on a “Waiting for connection…” line and nothing happens.
How can I fix that issue? Thanks
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If this behavior is desired, start the server with --bind_ip 127.0.0.1 to disable this warning","tags":["startupWarnings"]} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:20.620-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"NETWORK", "id":4915702, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Updated wire specification","attr":{"oldSpec":{"incomingExternalClient":{"minWireVersion":0,"maxWireVersion":17},"incomingInternalClient":{"minWireVersion":0,"maxWireVersion":17},"outgoing":{"minWireVersion":6,"maxWireVersion":17},"isInternalClient":true},"newSpec":{"incomingExternalClient":{"minWireVersion":0,"maxWireVersion":17},"incomingInternalClient":{"minWireVersion":17,"maxWireVersion":17},"outgoing":{"minWireVersion":17,"maxWireVersion":17},"isInternalClient":true}}} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:20.620-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"REPL", "id":5853300, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"current featureCompatibilityVersion value","attr":{"featureCompatibilityVersion":"6.0","context":"startup"}} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:20.622-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"STORAGE", "id":5071100, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Clearing temp directory"} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:20.623-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"CONTROL", "id":20536, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Flow Control is enabled on this deployment"} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:21.096-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"FTDC", "id":20625, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Initializing full-time diagnostic data capture","attr":{"dataDirectory":"C:/data/db/diagnostic.data"}} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:21.102-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"REPL", "id":6015317, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Setting new configuration state","attr":{"newState":"ConfigReplicationDisabled","oldState":"ConfigPreStart"}} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:21.102-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"STORAGE", "id":22262, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Timestamp monitor starting"} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:21.107-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"NETWORK", "id":23015, "ctx":"listener","msg":"Listening on","attr":{"address":"127.0.0.1"}} {"t":{"$date":"2023-03-28T09:36:21.107-04:00"},"s":"I", "c":"NETWORK", "id":23016, "ctx":"listener","msg":"Waiting for connections","attr":{"port":27017,"ssl":"off"}}

This is expected behaviour in Windows.You have started mongod in the foreground
You have to leave this session as is
Open another Windows cmd prompt and connect to your mongod

If you have installed mongod as service there is no need to start it from cmd line

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So, The tutorial I am watching should be old.
How can I run >show dbs command line?
Thanks

Open a Windows command prompt and run mongo/mongosh depending on the version you installed
Once you are connected run show dbs