mongodbHow to connect to MongoDB from bash?

You can connect to MongoDB from bash using the mongo command.

$ mongo
MongoDB shell version v4.2.3
connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/?compressors=disabled&gssapiServiceName=mongodb
Implicit session: session { "id" : UUID("f9f9f9f9-f9f9-f9f9-f9f9-f9f9f9f9f9f9") }
MongoDB server version: 4.2.3

The mongo command takes the following parameters:

• --host: The hostname of the MongoDB instance.
• --port: The port of the MongoDB instance.
• --username: The username to authenticate with.
• --password: The password to authenticate with.
• --authenticationDatabase: The authentication database to use.

For more information, see the MongoDB documentation.

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