MongoDB Shell (mongosh)

Download and Install mongosh

To learn how to download and install the mongosh binary, see Install mongosh.

Connect to a MongoDB Deployment

Once you have installed the MongoDB Shell and added it to your system PATH, you can connect to a MongoDB deployment. To learn more, see Connect to a Deployment.

mongosh Editor Mode

The mongosh console is line oriented. However, you can also use an editor to work with multiline functions. There are two options:

• An external editor, accessed with the edit command
• A built-in editor, accessed with the .editor command

For further details see Editor Mode.

The MongoDB Shell versus the Legacy mongo Shell

The new MongoDB Shell, mongosh, offers numerous advantages over the legacy mongo shell, such as:

• Improved syntax highlighting.
• Improved command history.
• Improved logging.

Currently mongosh supports a subset of the mongo shell methods. Achieving feature parity between mongosh and the mongo shell is an ongoing effort.

To maintain backwards compatibility, the methods that mongosh supports use the same syntax as the corresponding methods in the mongo shell. To see the complete list of methods supported by mongosh, see MongoDB Shell Methods.

Learn More

• Connect to a MongoDB Deployment
• Perform CRUD Operations
• Run Aggregation Pipelines
• Use Editor Mode.
• Write Scripts
• Retrieve Logs
• View Available Methods in the MongoDB Shell