Native Methods

Note

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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.
`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.
isInteractive()	Returns a boolean indicating whether the `mongo` shell is running in interactive or script mode.
`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`.