Docs Menu
Docs Home
/ /
Legacy mongo Shell
/
Native Methods in the Legacy Shell

load()

On this page

Note

The native method listed here is for the legacy mongo shell.

To use native methods in mongosh, see Native Methods in mongosh.

Definition

load(file)

Loads and runs a JavaScript file into the current shell environment.

The load() method has the following parameter:

Parameter
Type
Description

filename

string

Specifies the path of a JavaScript file to execute.

Specify filenames with relative or absolute paths. When using relative path names, confirm the current directory using the pwd() method.

After executing a file with load(), you may reference any functions or variables defined the file from within mongosh.

Example

Consider the following examples of the load() method:

load("scripts/myjstest.js")
load("/data/db/scripts/myjstest.js")

Back

listFiles()

Next

ls()

On this page