How to list all databases in the mongo shell?

Question

I know how to list all collections in a particular database, but how do I list all available databases in MongoDB shell?

Answer 1

There are many ways of listing all the databases in the MongoDB console:-

• So the first thing you can use the command show dbs.

For MongoDB shell version 3.0.5 insert the following command in the shell:

db.adminCommand('listDatabases')

or alternatively:

db.getMongo().getDBNames()

Answer 2

For database list:

show databases

show dbs

And for table/collection list:

show collections

show tables

db.getCollectionNames()