[mongodb-dev] How do you create a GridFS collection from the MongoDB shell?

[Greg Harabedian]

How do you create a GridFS collection from the MongoDB shell? Everywhere I
look people just import the data using the mongofiles utility. There must
be a way to specify you want your collection to use GridFS from the shell.

['Wan Bachtiar' via mongodb-dev]

How do you create a GridFS collection from the MongoDB shell?

Hi Greg,

The mongo shell <https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/mongo/> doesn’t have a
GridFS <https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/gridfs/> interface. You can
either use mongofiles
<https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongofiles/> for basic
operations, or use the GridFS API via one of the supported MongoDB Drivers
<https://docs.mongodb.com/ecosystem/drivers/>.

You may also be interested in When To Use GridFS
<https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/gridfs/#when-to-use-gridfs>.

Please note that questions related to the usage of MongoDB are better sent
to mongodb-user group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mongodb-user>.
This group (mongodb-dev) is for discussion for/by/about
developers/development/code of MongoDB.

If you still have any questions related to MongoDB GridFS, please post a
new discussion on mongodb-user group
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mongodb-user>.

Regards,
Wan.
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