how to delete a mongodb database code example

Example 1: drop mongo database

// First show what databases have you gotten 
show dbs
// then, use the database name that you want to drop
use YOUR_DATABASE_NAME
// now you can drop it
db.dropDatabase()
// show collections should be empty now
show collections

Example 2: drop mongodb database

db.dropDatabase()

Example 3: how to drop db in mongo shell

use DB_NAME       // go to the db you want to delete

db.dropDatabase()

show dbs
// droppped db will not be shown

Example 4: drop database mongodb command line

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

Example 5: delete collection mongodb

db.collection.drop()