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listFiles()¶
Note
The native method listed here is for the legacy mongo shell.
To use native methods in mongosh, see
Native Methods in mongosh.
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listFiles()¶ Returns an array, containing one document per object in the directory. This function operates in the context of
mongosh. The fields included in the documents are:-
name A string which contains the pathname of the object.
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baseName A string which contains the name of the object.
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isDirectory A boolean to indicate whether the object is a directory.
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size The size of the object in bytes. This field is only present for files.
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