All commands mentioned need to be run on mongo shell
1) To see list of database
show dbs
It will show list of Databases along with the size. If a databse is empty, it won’t be shown by the command.
2) To use a database
use databaseName
It will switch to the databaseName databse (If database won’t exists, it will create one)
3) To see which database is in use
db
It will return the database currently in use
4) Seeking Help
db.help()
To show available functions
db.databaseName.help()
To show available functions with database
5) Delete Database
db.dropDatabase()
To drop the database
Note:
- If familiar with SQL, the tables are called collections and records are called documents in MongoDB