Native Methods¶

Note

For details on specific methods, including syntax and examples, click on the specific method to go to its reference page.

Name	Description
cat()	Returns the contents of the specified file.
cd()	Changes the current working directory to the specified path.
`copyDbpath()`	Copies 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.
`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.
`removeFile()`	Removes the specified file from the local file system.
`resetDbpath()`	Removes a local `dbPath`. For internal use.
sleep()	Suspends the `mongo` shell for a given period of time.
`setVerboseShell()`	Configures the `mongo` shell to report operation timing.
version()	Returns the current version of the `mongo` shell instance.
`_isWindows()`	Returns `true` if the shell runs on a Windows system; `false` if a Unix or Linux system.
`_rand()`	Returns a random number between `0` and `1`.
`_srand()`	For internal use.

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