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dropDatabase¶
-
dropDatabase
¶ The
dropDatabase
command drops a database, deleting the associated data files.dropDatabase
operates on the current database.In the shell issue the
use <database>
command, replacing<database>
with the name of the database you wish to delete. Then use the following command form:The
mongo
shell also provides the following equivalent helper method:Warning
This command obtains a global write lock and will block other operations until it has completed.