How do I describe a collection in Mongo?

Question

So this is Day 3 of learning Mongo Db. I\'m coming from the MySql universe...

A lot of times when I need to write a query for a MySql table I\'m unfamiliar with, I woul

Answer 1

While factually correct, you're all making this too complex. I think the OP just wants to know what his/her data looks like. If that's the case, you can just

db.collectionName.findOne()

This will show one document (aka. record) in the database in a pretty format.