How can I list all collections in the MongoDB shell?
You can do… JavaScript (shell): db.getCollectionNames() Node.js: db.listCollections() Non-JavaScript (shell only): show collections The reason I call that non-JavaScript is because: $ mongo prodmongo/app –eval “show collections” MongoDB shell version: 3.2.10 connecting to: prodmongo/app 2016-10-26T19:34:34.886-0400 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement @(shell eval):1:5 $ mongo prodmongo/app –eval “db.getCollectionNames()” MongoDB shell version: 3.2.10 connecting … Read more