| db.help() | help on db methods |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| db.mycoll.help() | help on collection methods |
| sh.help() | sharding helpers |
| rs.help() | replica set helpers |
| help admin | administrative help |
| help keys | key shortcuts |
| help connect | connecting to a db help |
| help misc | misc things to know |
| help mr | mapreduce |
| show dbs | show database names |
| show collections | show collections in current database |
| show users | show users in current database |
| show profile | show most recent system.profile entries with time >= 1ms |
| show logs | show the accessible logger names |
| use <db_name> | set current database |
| db.foo.find() | list objects in collection foo |
| db.foo.find( { a : 1 } ) | list objects in foo where a == 1 |
| it | result of the last line evaluated; use to further iterate |
| DBQuery.shellBatchSize = x | set default number of items to display on shell |
| exit | quit the mongo shell |