Specify which database to use in mongodb .js script

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markdsievers · Jul 19, 2011 · Viewed 12k times · Source

I just want to run a .js script against a particular mongodb database, but can't seem to get the correct syntax.

echo "print(db.address.find().limit(1));" > test.js
mongo test.js

How do I select the database that this will be executed on, I've tried various combinations of use foo with no success.

> show dbs                      
admin   (empty)
local   (empty)
foo 0.203125GB
bar 0.203125GB

I would like to use foo in this case.

Answer

mongo <name of db> --eval "db.runCommand( <js in here> );"

Or if you dont have a specific runCommand script, you can just do:

mongo <name of db> --eval "<js in here>;"

If you are using a return value:

mongo <name of db> --eval "db.eval('return fnName()')"

For a file

mongo <name of db> some_instructions.js