Query and Write Operation Commands

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Name	Description
`delete`	Deletes one or more documents.
`find`	Selects documents in a collection or a view.
`findAndModify`	Returns and modifies a single document.
`getLastError`	Removed in MongoDB 5.1.
`getMore`	Returns batches of documents currently pointed to by the cursor.
`insert`	Inserts one or more documents.
`resetError`	Removed in MongoDB 5.0. Resets the last error status.
`update`	Updates one or more documents.