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Core Processes¶
The core components in the MongoDB package are: mongod,
the core database process; mongos the controller and query
router for sharded clusters; and
mongo the interactive MongoDB Shell.
Windows Services¶
The mongod.exe and mongos.exe describe the
options available for configuring MongoDB when running as a Windows
Service. The mongod.exe and mongos.exe binaries
provide a superset of the mongod and mongos
options.
Binary Import and Export Tools¶
mongodump provides a method for creating BSON
dump files from the mongod instances, while
mongorestore makes it possible to restore these
dumps. bsondump converts BSON dump files into
JSON.
Deprecated since version 3.2: mongooplog
Data Import and Export Tools¶
mongoimport provides a method for taking data in JSON,
CSV, or TSV and importing it into a mongod
instance. mongoexport provides a method to export data from
a mongod instance into JSON, CSV, or TSV.
Note
The conversion between BSON and other formats lacks full
type fidelity. Therefore you cannot use mongoimport and
mongoexport for round-trip import and export operations.
Diagnostic Tools¶
mongostat, mongotop, and mongosniff
provide diagnostic information related to the current operation of a
mongod instance.
Note
Because mongosniff depends on libpcap, most distributions of MongoDB do not include
mongosniff.