MongoDB Shell Basics

Introduction

mongosh is the modern interactive shell. It speaks JavaScript, so any Node snippet works at the prompt. Mastering shell shortcuts pays for itself in minutes per day.

Syntax reference

mongosh "mongodb+srv://..."

> use shop
> show collections
> db.users.countDocuments()
> db.users.find().pretty()
> exit

Best practices

• Use .pretty() for readable output.
• Load scripts with load('script.js').