mongodb basic access commands

Shell into mongodb shell, mongo will use the default host localhost and default port 27017, or you can specify the host and port.
[code language=”shell”]
mongo
mongo -host localhost –port 27018
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Importing a collection data from a csv file with headers in the first line.
[code language=”shell”]
mongoimport –type csv –headerline somedata.csv -d somedata -c data
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Show databases, select database to use, and show collections in the database.
[code language=”javascript”]
show dbs;
use somedatabase;
show collections;
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Shutdown mongodb gracefully
[code language=”javascript”]
use admin;
db.shutdownServer();
exit;
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Start mongodb
[code language=”shell”]
mongod
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Install and set up monogdb on mac.