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.TH "MONGO" "1" "January 30, 2015" "3.0" "mongodb-manual"
.SH NAME
mongo \- MongoDB Shell
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
\fBmongo\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. \fBmongo\fP also provides
a fully functional JavaScript environment for use with a MongoDB. This
document addresses the basic invocation of the \fBmongo\fP shell
and an overview of its usage.
.SH OPTIONS
.SS Core Options
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.TP
.B mongo
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.TP
.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
\fImongo\-shell\-new\-connections\fP\&.
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.TP
.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.
.sp
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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.nf
.ft C
<replSetName>/<hostname1><:port>,<hostname2><:port>,<...>
.ft P
.fi
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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\&.
.UNINDENT
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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 \-\-ipv6
Enables IPv6 support and allows the \fBmongo\fP to connect to the
MongoDB instance using an IPv6 network. All MongoDB programs and
processes disable IPv6 support by default.
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.B <db address>
Specifies the "database address" of the database to connect to. For
example:
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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo admin
.ft P
.fi
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.sp
The above command will connect the \fBmongo\fP shell to the
\fIadmin database\fP 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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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo mongodb1.example.net
mongo mongodb1/admin
mongo 10.8.8.10/test
.ft P
.fi
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.sp
This syntax is the \fIonly\fP way to connect to a specific database.
.sp
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 <file.js>
Specifies a JavaScript file to run and then exit. Generally this should
be the last option specified.
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.SS Optional
.sp
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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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo file.js \-\-username username \-\-password
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
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.sp
Use the \fI\%\-\-shell\fP option to return to a shell after the file
finishes running.
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.SS Authentication Options
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.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
New in version 2.4.

.sp
Specifies the database that holds the user\(aqs credentials.
.sp
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: MONGODB\-CR
.sp
New in version 2.4.

.sp
Changed in version 2.6: Added support for the \fBPLAIN\fP and \fBMONGODB\-X509\fP authentication
mechanisms.

.sp
Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongo\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
.TS
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T{
Value
T}	T{
Description
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-CR
T}	T{
MongoDB challenge/response authentication.
T}
_
T{
MONGODB\-X509
T}	T{
MongoDB SSL certificate authentication.
T}
_
T{
PLAIN
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}
_
T{
GSSAPI
T}	T{
External authentication using Kerberos. This mechanism is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
_
.TE
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.B \-\-gssapiHostName
New in version 2.6.

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

.sp
Specify the name of the service using \fBGSSAPI/Kerberos\fP\&. Only required if the service does not use the
default name of \fBmongodb\fP\&.
.sp
This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.SS SSL Options
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.B \-\-ssl
New in version 2.2.

.sp
Enables connection to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
SSL support enabled.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyFile <filename>
New in version 2.4.

.sp
Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains both the SSL certificate
and key. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative
or absolute paths.
.sp
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\&.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyPassword <value>
New in version 2.4.

.sp
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.
.sp
Changed in version 2.6: 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 \fIssl\-certificate\-password\fP\&.

.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslCAFile <filename>
New in version 2.4.

.sp
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.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
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If the \fBmongo\fP shell or any other tool that connects to
\fBmongos\fP or \fBmongod\fP is run without
\fI\-\-sslCAFile\fP, it will not attempt to validate
server certificates. This results in vulnerability to expired
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP certificates as well as to foreign
processes posing as valid \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP
instances. Ensure that you \fIalways\fP specify the CA file against which
server certificates should be validated in cases where intrusion is a
possibility.
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.B \-\-sslCRLFile <filename>
New in version 2.4.

.sp
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.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslFIPSMode
New in version 2.6.

.sp
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.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
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FIPS Compatible SSL is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&. See
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-fips for more information.
.UNINDENT
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates
New in version 2.6.

.sp
Bypasses the validation checks for server certificates and allows
the use of invalid certificates. When using the
\fBallowInvalidCertificates\fP setting, MongoDB logs as a
warning the use of the invalid certificate.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
.UNINDENT
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames
New in version 3.0.

.sp
Disables the validation of the hostnames in SSL certificates. Allows
\fBmongo\fP to connect to MongoDB instances if the hostname their
certificates do not match the specified hostname.
.sp
The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.SH FILES
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.B \fB~/.dbshell\fP
\fBmongo\fP maintains a history of commands in the \fB\&.dbshell\fP
file.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
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\fBmongo\fP does not recorded interaction related to
authentication in the history file, including
\fBauthenticate\fP and \fBdb.createUser()\fP\&.
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.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
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.INDENT 3.5
Versions of Windows \fBmongo.exe\fP earlier than 2.2.0 will
save the \fI\&.dbshell\fP file in the \fBmongo.exe\fP working
directory.
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.B \fB~/.mongorc.js\fP
\fBmongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file from the home
directory of the user invoking \fBmongo\fP\&. In the file, users
can define variables, customize the \fBmongo\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\%\-\-eval\fP or
by specifying \fI\%a .js file to mongo\fP,
\fBmongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file \fIafter\fP the
JavaScript has finished processing.
.sp
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 \fBmongo\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 \fBmongo\fP
shell evaluates the global \fB/etc/mongorc.js\fP file \fIbefore\fP
evaluating the user\(aqs \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file.
.sp
\fB/etc/mongorc.js\fP must have read permission for the user
running the shell. The \fI\%\-\-norc\fP option for \fBmongo\fP
suppresses only the user\(aqs \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\fI<time_t>\fP\&.js\fP
Created by \fBmongo\fP when editing a file. If the file exists,
\fBmongo\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\fI<time_t>\fP\&.js\fP
Created by \fBmongo.exe\fP on Windows when editing a file. If
the file exists, \fBmongo\fP will append an integer from \fB1\fP
to \fB10\fP to the time value to attempt to create a unique file.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.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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.B HOME
Specifies the path to the home directory where \fBmongo\fP will
read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file and write the \fB\&.dbshell\fP
file.
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.B HOMEDRIVE
On Windows systems, \fI\%HOMEDRIVE\fP specifies the path the
directory where \fBmongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP
file and write the \fB\&.dbshell\fP file.
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.B HOMEPATH
Specifies the Windows path to the home directory where
\fBmongo\fP will read the \fB\&.mongorc.js\fP file and write
the \fB\&.dbshell\fP file.
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.SH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
.sp
The \fBmongo\fP shell supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
[1]
.TS
center;
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_
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 \fBmongo\fP shell
T}
_
T{
Ctrl\-D
T}	T{
Delete a char (or exit the \fBmongo\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, \fBmongo\fP includes support for basic emacs
keybindings.
.SH USE
.sp
Typically users invoke the shell with the \fBmongo\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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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-username <user> \-\-password <pass> \-\-host <host> \-\-port 28015
.ft P
.fi
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.sp
Alternatively, consider the following short form:
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-u <user> \-p <pass> \-\-host <host> \-\-port 28015
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
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.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:
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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-shell \-\-norc alternate\-environment.js
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
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.sp
To execute a JavaScript file with authentication, with password prompted
rather than provided on the command\-line, use the following form:
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo script\-file.js \-u <user> \-p
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
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.sp
To print return a query as \fIJSON\fP, from the system prompt using
the \fI\-\-eval\fP option, use the following form:
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.sp
.nf
.ft C
mongo \-\-eval \(aqdb.collection.find().forEach(printjson)\(aq
.ft P
.fi
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.sp
Use single quotes (e.g. \fB\(aq\fP) to enclose the JavaScript, as well as
the additional JavaScript required to generate this output.
.SH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.IP \(bu 2
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/mongo\-shell
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http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/method
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http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/access\-mongo\-shell\-help
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http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/getting\-started\-with\-the\-mongo\-shell
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http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/shell\-types
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http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/write\-scripts\-for\-the\-mongo\-shell
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.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2011-2015
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