If the query bar has the Limit option, you can specify the maximum number of documents to return.
Set Documents to Return
To specify the limit:
In the Query Bar, click Options.
Enter an integer representing the number of documents to return into the Limit field.
Click Find to run the query and view the updated results.
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Clear the Query
To clear the query bar and the results of the query, click Reset.
How Does the Compass Query Compare to MongoDB and SQL Queries?
$skip corresponds to the LIMIT ... clause
in a SQL SELECT statement.
Example
You have 3,235 articles. You would like to see a list of the first 10 articles.
- SQL
SELECT * FROM article LIMIT 10; - MongoDB Aggregation
db.article.aggregate( { $limit : 10 } ); - Compass Limit Option
$limit : 10
Learn More
See the limit entry in the
MongoDB Manual.