Native Methods¶

Name	Description
`cat()`	Returns the contents of the specified file.
`version()`	Returns the current version of the `mongo` shell instance.
`cd()`	Changes the current working directory to the specified path.
`sleep()`	Suspends the `mongo` shell for a given period of time.
`copyDbpath()`	Copies a local `dbPath`. For internal use.
`resetDbpath()`	Removes a local `dbPath`. For internal use.
`fuzzFile()`	For internal use to support testing.
`getHostName()`	Returns the hostname of the system running the `mongo` shell.
`getMemInfo()`	Returns a document that reports the amount of memory used by the shell.
`hostname()`	Returns the hostname of the system running the shell.
`_isWindows()`	Returns `true` if the shell runs on a Windows system; `false` if a Unix or Linux system.
`listFiles()`	Returns an array of documents that give the name and size of each object in the directory.
`load()`	Loads and runs a JavaScript file in the shell.
`ls()`	Returns a list of the files in the current directory.
`md5sumFile()`	The md5 hash of the specified file.
`mkdir()`	Creates a directory at the specified path.
`pwd()`	Returns the current directory.
`quit()`	Exits the current shell session.
`_rand()`	Returns a random number between `0` and `1`.
`removeFile()`	Removes the specified file from the local file system.
`setVerboseShell()`	Configures the `mongo` shell to report operation timing.
`_srand()`	For internal use.

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