MongoDB README Welcome to MongoDB! COMPONENTS mongod - The database process. mongos - Sharding controller. mongo - The database shell (uses interactive javascript). UTILITIES mongodump - MongoDB dump tool - for backups, snapshots, etc. mongorestore - MongoDB restore a dump mongoexport - Export a single collection to test (JSON, CSV) mongoimport - Import from JSON or CSV mongofiles - Utility for putting and getting files from MongoDB GridFS mongostat - Show performance statistics BUILDING See docs/building.md, also www.mongodb.org search for "Building". RUNNING For command line options invoke: $ ./mongod --help To run a single server database: $ mkdir /data/db $ ./mongod $ $ # The mongo javascript shell connects to localhost and test database by default: $ ./mongo > help DRIVERS Client drivers for most programming languages are available at mongodb.org. Use the shell ("mongo") for administrative tasks. DOCUMENTATION http://www.mongodb.org/ BACKUP & MONITORING http://mms.mongodb.com/ MAIL LISTS AND IRC http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/community 32 BIT BUILD NOTES MongoDB uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will not be able to work with large (multi-gigabyte) databases. However, 32 bit builds work fine with small development databases.
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