[root@XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX bin]# ./mongo
MongoDB shell version: 1.8.2-pre-
connecting to: test
> help
db.help() help on db methods
db.mycoll.help() help on collection methods
rs.help() help on replica set methods
help connect connecting to a db help
help admin administrative help
help misc misc things to know
help mr mapreduce help
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
use 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
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