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MongoDB Cheatsheet

Connect & Check version :

mongo
mongosh
mongod
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Database Commands

View all databases

show dbs
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Create a new or switch databases

use dbName
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View current Database

db
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Delete Database

db.dropDatabase()
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Collection Commands

Show Collections

show collections
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Create a collection named 'comments’

db.createCollection('data')
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Drop a collection named 'comments’

db.comments.drop()
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Row(Document) Commands

Show all Rows in a Collection

db.comments.find()
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Show all Rows in a Collection (Prettified)

db.comments.find().pretty()
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Find the first row matching the object

db.comments.findOne({name: 'Manthan'})
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Insert One Row

db.comments.insert({
    'firstName': 'Manthan',
    'lastName': 'Ank'
 })
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Insert many Rows

db.comments.insertMany(
[
    {
        'firstName': 'Manthan',
      'lastName': 'Ank'
  },
  {
   'firstName': 'Gagan',
   'lastName': 'BA'
  }
])
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Search in a MongoDB Database

db.comments.find({lang:'JavaScript'})
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Limit the number of rows in output

db.comments.find().limit(3)
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Count the number of rows in the output

db.comments.find().count()
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Update a row

db.comments.updateOne(
    {name: 'Manthan'},
    {$set: {
            'name': 'Manthan',
        'lang': 'JavaScript',
        'mem_since': 1
        }
    }, 
    {upsert: true}
)
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MongoDB Increment Operator

db.comments.update(
    {name: 'Manthan'},
    {
        $inc:{
        mem_since: 2
        }
    }
)
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MongoDB Rename Operator

db.comments.update(
    {name: 'Manthan'},
    {
        $rename:{
        mem_since: 'member'
        }
    }
)
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Delete Row

db.comments.remove({name: 'Manthan'})
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Less than/Greater than/ Less than or Eq/Greater than or Eq

db.comments.find({member_since: {$lt: 90}})

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db.comments.find({member_since: {$lte: 90}})
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db.comments.find({member_since: {$gt: 90}})
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db.comments.find({member_since: {$gte: 90}})
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