node.jsmongodb

App connected to MongoDB database but database not visible with "show dbs" prompt in command line

I have successfully connected my database called "Cats" using MongoDB, however, when I type "show dbs" in the command line I'm not able to see it. Do you know what step(s) I have missed and how I'm able to interact with this database from the command line?

This is all I see:

> show dbs
admin   0.000GB
config  0.000GB
local   0.000GB
Solution

  • To create db

    use Cats

    To check current database that you selected

    db

    show dbs doeosn't show until you insert at least one document into your Cats to display database.

    db.animal.insert({"name":"dogs"})

    Then type

    show dbs