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ls Command

ls Command

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In linux world, ls command is used to list directory contents. It is a simple command that can be used to list the databases and collections in the MongoDB server.

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iza ls [OPTIONS] [DATABASE/COLLECTION...]

List information about the databases and collections. If no arguments are provided, it will list all databases. If a database is provided, it will list all collections in that database. If a collection is provided, it will list information about that collection.

For example: iza ls iza ls demoDb iza ls demoDb/demoCollection01 iza ls demoDb/demoCollection01 testDb/testCollection02

It will list:

  1. all databases,
  2. all collections in demoDb,
  3. information about demoCollection01 in demoDb,
  4. and information about demoCollection01 in demoDb and testCollection02 in testDb.

Usage: iza ls [flags]

Flags: -c, —color Add colors to the output -h, —help help for ls -l, —long Long listing format of databases and collections