How do I drop a MongoDB database from the command line?

Question

What's the easiest way to do this from my bash prompt?

 

Answer 1

To drop a MongoDB database from the command line you can use following command:-

mongo <dbname> --eval "db.dropDatabase()"

Answer 2

You can perform it from the mongodb console:

> use mydb; 

> db.dropDatabase();

Or, you can stop mongod and delete the data files from your data directory, then restart.