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.TH "MONGO" "1" "Jun 21, 2018" "4.0" "mongodb-manual"
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mongo \- MongoDB Shell
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fI\%mongo\fP is an interactive JavaScript shell interface to
MongoDB, which provides a powerful interface for systems
administrators as well as a way for developers to test queries and
operations directly with the database. \fI\%mongo\fP also provides
a fully functional JavaScript environment for use with a MongoDB. This
document addresses the basic invocation of the \fI\%mongo\fP shell
and an overview of its usage.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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Starting in version 4.0, \fI\%mongo\fP disables support for TLS 1.0
encryption on systems where TLS 1.1+ is available. For
more details, see 4.0\-disable\-tls\&.
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.SH OPTIONS
.SS Core Options
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.B \-\-shell
Enables the shell interface. If you invoke the \fBmongo\fP command
and specify a JavaScript file as an argument, or use \fI\%\-\-eval\fP to
specify JavaScript on the command line, the \fI\%\-\-shell\fP option
provides the user with a shell prompt after the file finishes executing.
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.B \-\-nodb
Prevents the shell from connecting to any database instances. Later, to
connect to a database within the shell, see
mongo\-shell\-new\-connections\&.
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.B \-\-norc
Prevents the shell from sourcing and evaluating \fB~/.mongorc.js\fP on
start up.
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.B \-\-quiet
Silences output from the shell during the connection process.
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.B \-\-port <port>
Specifies the port where the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP
instance is listening. If \fI\%\-\-port\fP is not specified,
\fBmongo\fP attempts to connect to port \fB27017\fP\&.
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.B \-\-host <hostname>
Specifies the name of the host machine where the
\fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP is running. If this is not specified,
\fBmongo\fP attempts to connect to a MongoDB process running on
the localhost.
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To connect to a replica set, specify the \fBreplica set name\fP and a seed list of set members. Use the
following form:
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<replSetName>/<hostname1><:port>,<hostname2><:port>,<...>
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For TLS/SSL connections (\fB\-\-ssl\fP), \fBmongo\fP verifies that the
hostname of the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP to which you are connecting matches
the CN or SAN of the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP’s \fB\-\-sslPEMKeyFile\fP certificate.
If the hostname does not match the CN/SAN, \fBmongo\fP will fail to
connect.
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For \fI\%DNS seedlist connections\fP, specify the connection protocol as
\fBmongodb+srv\fP, followed by the DNS SRV hostname record and any
options. The  \fBauthSource\fP and \fBreplicaSet\fP options, if included in
the connection string, will override any corresponding DNS\-configured options
set in the TXT record. Use of the \fBmongodb+srv:\fP connection string implicitly
enables TLS/SSL (normally set with \fBssl=true\fP) for the client connection. The
TLS/SSL option can be turned off by setting \fBssl=false\fP in the query string.
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Example:
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mongodb+srv://server.example.com/?connectionTimeout=3000ms
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New in version 3.6.

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.B \-\-eval <javascript>
Evaluates a JavaScript expression that is specified as an argument.
\fBmongo\fP does not load its own environment when evaluating code.
As a result many options of the shell environment are not available.
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.B \-\-username <username>, \-u <username>
Specifies a username with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fB\-\-password\fP and
\fB\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
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.B \-\-password <password>, \-p <password>
Specifies a password with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fI\%\-\-username\fP
and \fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options. To force \fBmongo\fP to
prompt for a password, enter the \fI\%\-\-password\fP option as the
last option and leave out the argument.
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.B \-\-help, \-h
Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongo\fP\&.
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.B \-\-version
Returns the \fBmongo\fP release number.
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.B \-\-verbose
Increases the verbosity of the output of the shell during the connection
process.
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.B \-\-networkMessageCompressors <string>
New in version 3.4.

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Enabled by default. To disable, set to \fBdisabled\fP\&.
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Enables network compression for communication between this
\fBmongo\fP shell and:
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a \fBmongod\fP instance
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a \fBmongos\fP instance.
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\fBIMPORTANT:\fP
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Messages are compressed when both parties enable network
compression. Otherwise, messages between the parties are
uncompressed.
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You can specify the following compressors:
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snappy (Default)
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zlib
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If you specify multiple compressors, then the order in which you list
the compressors matter as well as the communication initiator. For
example, if a \fI\%mongo\fP shell specifies the following network
compressors \fBzlib,snappy\fP and the \fBmongod\fP specifies
\fBsnappy,zlib\fP, messages between \fI\%mongo\fP shell and
\fBmongod\fP uses \fBzlib\fP\&.
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If the parties do not share at least one common compressor, messages
between the parties are uncompressed. For example, if a
\fI\%mongo\fP shell specifies the network compressor
\fBzlib\fP and \fBmongod\fP specifies \fBsnappy\fP, messages
between \fI\%mongo\fP shell and \fBmongod\fP are not compressed.
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.B \-\-ipv6
\fIRemoved in version 3.0.\fP
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Enables IPv6 support and allows \fBmongo\fP to connect to the
MongoDB instance using an IPv6 network. Prior to MongoDB 3.0, you
had to specify \fI\%\-\-ipv6\fP to use IPv6. In MongoDB 3.0 and later, IPv6
is always enabled.
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.B <db name>
Specifies the name of the database to connect to. For
example:
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mongo admin
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The above command will connect the \fBmongo\fP shell to the
admin database of the MongoDB deployment running on the local machine. You may specify a remote
database instance, with the resolvable hostname or IP address. Separate
the database name from the hostname using a \fB/\fP character. See the
following examples:
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mongo mongodb1.example.net/test
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This syntax is the \fIonly\fP way to connect to a specific database.
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To specify alternate hosts and a database, you must use this syntax and cannot
use \fI\%\-\-host\fP or \fI\%\-\-port\fP\&.
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.B \-\-enableJavaScriptJIT
New in version 4.0.

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Enable the JavaScript engine’s JIT compiler.
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.B \-\-disableJavaScriptJIT
Changed in version 4.0: The JavaScript engine’s JIT compiler is now disabled by default.

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Disables the JavaScript engine’s JIT compiler.
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.B \-\-disableJavaScriptProtection
New in version 3.4.

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Allows fields of type javascript and
javascriptWithScope to be automatically
marshalled to JavaScript functions in the \fI\%mongo\fP
shell.
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With the \fB\-\-disableJavaScriptProtection\fP flag set, it is possible
to immediately execute JavaScript functions contained in documents.
The following example demonstrates this behavior within the shell:
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> db.test.insert({ _id: 1, jsFunc: function(){ print("hello") } } )
WriteResult({ "nInserted" : 1 })
> var doc = db.test.findOne({ _id: 1 })
> doc
{ "_id" : 1, "jsFunc" : function (){ print ("hello") } }
> typeof doc.jsFunc
function
> doc.jsFunc()
hello
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The default behavior (when \fI\%mongo\fP starts \fIwithout\fP the
\fB\-\-disableJavaScriptProtection\fP flag) is to convert embedded
JavaScript functions to the non\-executable MongoDB shell type
\fBCode\fP\&. The following example demonstrates the default behavior
within the shell:
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> db.test.insert({ _id: 1, jsFunc: function(){ print("hello") } } )
WriteResult({ "nInserted" : 1 })
> var doc = db.test.findOne({ _id: 1 })
> doc
{ "_id" : 1, "jsFunc" : { "code" : "function (){print(\e"hello\e")}" } }
> typeof doc.func
object
> doc.func instanceof Code
true
> doc.jsFunc()
2016\-11\-09T12:30:36.808\-0800 E QUERY    [thread1] TypeError: doc.jsFunc is
not a function :
@(shell):1:1
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.B <file.js>
Specifies a JavaScript file to run and then exit. Generally this should
be the last option specified.
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To specify a JavaScript file to execute \fIand\fP allow
\fBmongo\fP to prompt you for a password using
\fI\%\-\-password\fP, pass the filename as the first parameter with
\fI\%\-\-username\fP and \fI\%\-\-password\fP as the last options, as
in the following:
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mongo file.js \-\-username username \-\-password
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Use the \fI\%\-\-shell\fP option to return to a shell after the file
finishes running.
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.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
Specifies the database in which the user is created.
See user\-authentication\-database\&.
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If you do not specify a value for \fI\%\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP, \fBmongo\fP uses the database
specified in the connection string.
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.B \-\-authenticationMechanism <name>
\fIDefault\fP: SCRAM\-SHA\-1
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Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongo\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
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Changed in version 4.0: MongoDB removes support for the deprecated MongoDB
Challenge\-Response (\fBMONGODB\-CR\fP) authentication mechanism.
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MongoDB adds support for SCRAM mechanism using the SHA\-256 hash
function (\fBSCRAM\-SHA\-256\fP).

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center;
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T{
Value
T}	T{
Description
T}
_
T{
SCRAM\-SHA\-1
T}	T{
\fI\%RFC 5802\fP standard
Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism using the SHA\-1
hash function.
T}
_
T{
SCRAM\-SHA\-256
T}	T{
\fI\%RFC 7677\fP standard
Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism using the SHA\-256
hash function.
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Requires featureCompatibilityVersion set to \fB4.0\fP\&.
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New in version 4.0.
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-X509
T}	T{
MongoDB TLS/SSL certificate authentication.
T}
_
T{
GSSAPI (Kerberos)
T}	T{
External authentication using Kerberos. This mechanism is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
_
T{
PLAIN (LDAP SASL)
T}	T{
External authentication using LDAP. You can also use \fBPLAIN\fP
for authenticating in\-database users. \fBPLAIN\fP transmits
passwords in plain text. This mechanism is available only in
\fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
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.B \-\-gssapiHostName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the hostname of a service using GSSAPI/Kerberos\&. \fIOnly\fP required if the hostname of a machine does
not match the hostname resolved by DNS.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-gssapiServiceName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the name of the service using GSSAPI/Kerberos\&. Only required if the service does not use the
default name of \fBmongodb\fP\&.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-ssl
Changed in version 3.2.6.

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Enables connection to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
TLS/SSL support enabled.
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Starting in version 3.2.6, if \fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP or \fBssl.CAFile\fP is
not specified, the system\-wide CA certificate store will be used
when connecting to an TLS/SSL\-enabled server. In previous versions
of MongoDB, the \fI\%mongo\fP shell exited with an error that
it could not validate the certificate.
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If using x.509 authentication, \fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP or \fBssl.CAFile\fP
must be specified.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyFile <filename>
Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains both the TLS/SSL certificate
and key. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative
or absolute paths.
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This option is required when using the \fB\-\-ssl\fP option to connect
to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
\fBCAFile\fP enabled \fIwithout\fP
\fBallowConnectionsWithoutCertificates\fP\&.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyPassword <value>
Specifies the password to de\-crypt the certificate\-key file (i.e.
\fB\-\-sslPEMKeyFile\fP). Use the \fI\%\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option only if the
certificate\-key file is encrypted. In all cases, the \fBmongo\fP will
redact the password from all logging and reporting output.
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If the private key in the PEM file is encrypted and you do not
specify the \fI\%\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option, the \fBmongo\fP will prompt for a
passphrase. See ssl\-certificate\-password\&.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslCAFile <filename>
Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the root certificate chain
from the Certificate Authority. Specify the file name of the
\fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or absolute paths.
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Starting in version 3.2.6, if \fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP or \fBssl.CAFile\fP is
not specified, the system\-wide CA certificate store will be used
when connecting to an TLS/SSL\-enabled server. In previous versions
of MongoDB, the \fI\%mongo\fP shell exited with an error that
it could not validate the certificate.
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If using x.509 authentication, \fB\-\-sslCAFile\fP or \fBssl.CAFile\fP
must be specified.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslCRLFile <filename>
Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the Certificate Revocation
List. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or
absolute paths.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslFIPSMode
New in version 2.6.

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Directs the \fBmongo\fP to use the FIPS mode of the installed OpenSSL
library. Your system must have a FIPS compliant OpenSSL library to use
the \fI\%\-\-sslFIPSMode\fP option.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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FIPS\-compatible TLS/SSL is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&. See
/tutorial/configure\-fips for more information.
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates
Bypasses the validation checks for server certificates and allows
the use of invalid certificates to connect.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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Starting in MongoDB 4.0, if you specify
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP or \fBssl.allowInvalidCertificates:
true\fP when using x.509 authentication, an invalid certificate is
only sufficient to establish a TLS/SSL connection but is
\fIinsufficient\fP for authentication.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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For TLS/SSL connections to \fBmongod\fP and
\fBmongos\fP, avoid using
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP if possible and only use
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP on systems where intrusion is
not possible.
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If the \fI\%mongo\fP shell (and other
mongodb\-tools\-support\-ssl) runs with the
\fB\-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates\fP option, the
\fI\%mongo\fP shell (and other
mongodb\-tools\-support\-ssl) will not attempt to validate
the server certificates. This creates a vulnerability to expired
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP certificates as
well as to foreign processes posing as valid
\fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP instances.
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When using the \fBallowInvalidCertificates\fP setting,
MongoDB logs as a warning the use of the invalid certificate.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames
New in version 3.0.

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Disables the validation of the hostnames in TLS/SSL certificates. Allows
\fBmongo\fP to connect to MongoDB instances even if the hostname in their
certificates do not match the specified hostname.
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For more information about TLS/SSL and MongoDB, see
/tutorial/configure\-ssl and
/tutorial/configure\-ssl\-clients .
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.B \-\-sslDisabledProtocols <string>
Disables the specified TLS protocols. The option recognizes the
following protocols: \fBTLS1_0\fP, \fBTLS1_1\fP, and \fBTLS1_2\fP:
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On macOS, you cannot disable \fBTLS1_1\fP and leave both \fBTLS1_0\fP and
\fBTLS1_2\fP enabled. You must also disable at least one of the other
two; for example, \fBTLS1_0,TLS1_1\fP\&.
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To list multiple protocols, specify as a comma separated list of
protocols. For example \fBTLS1_0,TLS1_1\fP\&.
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The specified disabled protocols overrides any default disabled
protocols.
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Starting in version 4.0, MongoDB disables the use of TLS 1.0 if TLS
1.1+ is available on the system. To enable the
disabled TLS 1.0, specify \fBnone\fP to \fI\%\-\-sslDisabledProtocols\fP\&.  See 4.0\-disable\-tls\&.
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New in version 3.6.5.

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.B \-\-retryWrites
New in version 3.6.

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Enables retryable writes as the default for sessions in the
\fI\%mongo\fP shell.
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For more information on sessions, see sessions\&.
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.B \fB~/.dbshell\fP
\fI\%mongo\fP maintains a history of commands in the \fB\&.dbshell\fP
file.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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\fI\%mongo\fP does not record interaction related to
authentication in the history file, including
\fBauthenticate\fP and \fBdb.createUser()\fP\&.
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.B \fB~/.mongorc.js\fP
\fI\%mongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file from the home
directory of the user invoking \fI\%mongo\fP\&. In the file, users
can define variables, customize the \fI\%mongo\fP shell prompt,
or update information that they would like updated every time they
launch a shell. If you use the shell to evaluate a JavaScript file
or expression either on the command line with \fI\%mongo \-\-eval\fP or
by specifying \fI\%a .js file to mongo\fP,
\fI\%mongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file \fIafter\fP the
JavaScript has finished processing.
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Specify the \fI\%\-\-norc\fP option to disable
reading \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP\&.
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.B \fB/etc/mongorc.js\fP
Global \fBmongorc.js\fP file which the \fI\%mongo\fP shell
evaluates upon start\-up. If a user also has a \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP
file located in the \fI\%HOME\fP directory, the \fI\%mongo\fP
shell evaluates the global \fB/etc/mongorc.js\fP file \fIbefore\fP
evaluating the user’s \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file.
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\fB/etc/mongorc.js\fP must have read permission for the user
running the shell. The \fI\%\-\-norc\fP option for \fI\%mongo\fP
suppresses only the user’s \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file.
.sp
On Windows, the global \fBmongorc.js </etc/mongorc.js>\fP exists
in the \fB%ProgramData%\eMongoDB\fP directory.
.TP
.B \fB/tmp/mongo_edit\fP\fI<time_t>\fP\fB\&.js\fP
Created by \fI\%mongo\fP when editing a file. If the file exists,
\fI\%mongo\fP will append an integer from \fB1\fP to \fB10\fP to the
time value to attempt to create a unique file.
.TP
.B \fB%TEMP%mongo_edit\fP\fI<time_t>\fP\fB\&.js\fP
Created by \fBmongo.exe\fP on Windows when editing a file. If
the file exists, \fI\%mongo\fP will append an integer from \fB1\fP
to \fB10\fP to the time value to attempt to create a unique file.
.UNINDENT
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B EDITOR
Specifies the path to an editor to use with the \fBedit\fP shell
command.  A JavaScript variable \fBEDITOR\fP will override the value of
\fI\%EDITOR\fP\&.
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.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B HOME
Specifies the path to the home directory where \fI\%mongo\fP will
read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file and write the \fB\&.dbshell\fP
file.
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.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B HOMEDRIVE
On Windows systems, \fI\%HOMEDRIVE\fP specifies the path the
directory where \fI\%mongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP
file and write the \fB\&.dbshell\fP file.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B HOMEPATH
Specifies the Windows path to the home directory where
\fI\%mongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file and write
the \fB\&.dbshell\fP file.
.UNINDENT
.SH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
.sp
The \fI\%mongo\fP shell supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
[1]
.TS
center;
|l|l|.
_
T{
\fBKeybinding\fP
T}	T{
\fBFunction\fP
T}
_
T{
Up arrow
T}	T{
Retrieve previous command from history
T}
_
T{
Down\-arrow
T}	T{
Retrieve next command from history
T}
_
T{
Home
T}	T{
Go to beginning of the line
T}
_
T{
End
T}	T{
Go to end of the line
T}
_
T{
Tab
T}	T{
Autocomplete method/command
T}
_
T{
Left\-arrow
T}	T{
Go backward one character
T}
_
T{
Right\-arrow
T}	T{
Go forward one character
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-left\-arrow
T}	T{
Go backward one word
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-right\-arrow
T}	T{
Go forward one word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-left\-arrow
T}	T{
Go backward one word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-right\-arrow
T}	T{
Go forward one word
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-A
T}	T{
Go to the beginning of the line
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-B
T}	T{
Go backward one character
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-C
T}	T{
Exit the \fI\%mongo\fP shell
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-D
T}	T{
Delete a char (or exit the \fI\%mongo\fP shell)
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-E
T}	T{
Go to the end of the line
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-F
T}	T{
Go forward one character
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-G
T}	T{
Abort
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-J
T}	T{
Accept/evaluate the line
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-K
T}	T{
Kill/erase the line
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-L or type \fBcls\fP
T}	T{
Clear the screen
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-M
T}	T{
Accept/evaluate the line
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-N
T}	T{
Retrieve next command from history
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-P
T}	T{
Retrieve previous command from history
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-R
T}	T{
Reverse\-search command history
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-S
T}	T{
Forward\-search command history
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-T
T}	T{
Transpose characters
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-U
T}	T{
Perform Unix line\-discard
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-W
T}	T{
Perform Unix word\-rubout
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-Y
T}	T{
Yank
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-Z
T}	T{
Suspend (job control works in linux)
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-H
T}	T{
Backward\-delete a character
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-I
T}	T{
Complete, same as Tab
T}
_
T{
Meta\-B
T}	T{
Go backward one word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-C
T}	T{
Capitalize word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-D
T}	T{
Kill word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-F
T}	T{
Go forward one word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-L
T}	T{
Change word to lowercase
T}
_
T{
Meta\-U
T}	T{
Change word to uppercase
T}
_
T{
Meta\-Y
T}	T{
Yank\-pop
T}
_
T{
Meta\-Backspace
T}	T{
Backward\-kill word
T}
_
T{
Meta\-<
T}	T{
Retrieve the first command in command history
T}
_
T{
Meta\->
T}	T{
Retrieve the last command in command history
T}
_
.TE
.IP [1] 5
MongoDB accommodates multiple keybinding.
Since 2.0, \fI\%mongo\fP includes support for basic emacs
keybindings.
.SH USE
.sp
Typically users invoke the shell with the \fI\%mongo\fP command at
the system prompt. Consider the following examples for other
scenarios.
.sp
To connect to a database on a remote host using authentication and a
non\-standard port, use the following form:
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-username <user> \-\-password <pass> \-\-host <host> \-\-port 28015
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
Alternatively, consider the following short form:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-u <user> \-p <pass> \-\-host <host> \-\-port 28015
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
Replace \fB<user>\fP, \fB<pass>\fP, and \fB<host>\fP with the appropriate
values for your situation and substitute or omit the \fI\%\-\-port\fP
as needed.
.sp
To execute a JavaScript file without evaluating the \fB~/.mongorc.js\fP
file before starting a shell session, use the following form:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-shell \-\-norc alternate\-environment.js
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
To execute a JavaScript file with authentication, with password prompted
rather than provided on the command\-line, use the following form:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo script\-file.js \-u <user> \-p
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
To print return a query as JSON, from the system prompt using
the \fI\%\-\-eval\fP option, use the following form:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-eval \(aqdb.collection.find().forEach(printjson)\(aq
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
Use single quotes (e.g. \fB\(aq\fP) to enclose the JavaScript, as well as
the additional JavaScript required to generate this output.
.sp
\fBSEE ALSO:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
/reference/mongo\-shell
.IP \(bu 2
/reference/method
.IP \(bu 2
/mongo
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.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2008-2018
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