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Definition¶
- dropDatabase¶
The dropDatabase command drops the current database, deleting the associated data files.
The command has the following form:
{ dropDatabase: 1 }
The mongo shell also provides the helper method db.dropDatabase().
Behavior¶
Warning
This command obtains a global write lock and will block other operations until it has completed.
Changed in version 2.6: This command does not delete the users associated with the current database. To drop the associated users, run the dropAllUsersFromDatabase command in the database you are deleting.