Native Methods in the Legacy Shell
The methods listed in this section are for the legacy mongo
shell. To use native methods in mongosh
, see
Native Methods in mongosh
.
The mongocompat snippet
also provides access to legacy mongo
shell APIs.
Note
For details on a specific method, including syntax and examples, click on the link to the method's reference page.
Name | Description |
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Returns the contents of the specified file. | |
Changes the current working directory to the specified path. | |
Copies a local dbPath . For internal use. | |
Returns the hostname of the computer running the shell. | |
Returns a document that reports the amount of memory used by
the shell. | |
Returns the hostname of the system running the shell. | |
Returns a boolean indicating whether the shell is running in
interactive or script mode. | |
Returns an array of documents that show the name and size of
each object in the directory. | |
Loads and runs a JavaScript file in the shell. | |
Returns a list of the files in the current directory. | |
The md5 hash of the specified file. | |
Creates a directory in the specified path. | |
Returns the current directory. | |
Exits the current shell session. | |
Removes the specified file from the local file system. | |
Removes a local dbPath . For internal use. | |
Suspends mongosh for a period of time. | |
Configures mongosh to report operation timing. | |
Returns the current version of mongosh instance. | |
Returns:
| |
Returns a random number between 0 and 1 . |