Chapter 2. MongoDB through the JavaScript shell
This chapter covers
- Using CRUD operations in the MongoDB shell
- Building indexes and using explain()
- Understanding basic administration
- Getting help
The previous chapter hinted at the experience of running MongoDB. If you’re ready for a more hands-on introduction, this is it. Using the MongoDB shell, this chapter teaches the database’s basic concepts through a series of exercises. You’ll learn how to create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) documents and, in the process, get to know MongoDB’s query language. In addition, we’ll take a preliminary look at database indexes and how they’re used to optimize queries. Then we’ll explore some basic administrative commands and suggest a few ways of ...
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