Mongo Shell Commands Quick Reference

importexport

//Import
mongoimport --db myDB --collection myCollection --file myJSONFile.json

//Export
mongoexport --db myDB --collection myCollection --out myJSONFile.json

mongoShell

//Starting mongod with text search enabled
mongod --setParameter textSearchEnabled=true

//enable text search after starting normally
db.adminCommand( { setParameter : 1, textSearchEnabled : true } )

//Text Search on all fields
db.collection.ensureIndex({ "$**": "text" },{ name: "TextIndex" })

//Search a collection
db.collection.runCommand("text",{search:"where is the party?"})

//Remove all indexes
db.collection.dropIndexes()

//Update multiple documents
db.collection.update({'name' : 'Maddy'},{$set:{'awesomeness':'High'}},{upsert:false, multi:true})