MongoDB Drop Database With Invalid Name

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I somehow ended up with a database named "*" on my mongo server. I want to get rid of it, but I can't find a way to drop it. Trying to execute the normal dropDatabase() functions don't work because the shell won't let me select it (i.e. I run "use *").

How can I drop this database? I tried things like db.getSiblingDB("*").dropDatabase();

Any ideas?

Chien-Wei Huang · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-21 20:17:31Z

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I can drop it.

MongoDB shell version: 2.2.0
connecting to: test
> use *
switched to db *
> db.test.insert({'t':1})    
> show tables    
system.indexes    
test
> show dbs;
*       0.203125GB
admin   0.203125GB
local   (empty)
> use *
switched to db *
> db.dropDatabase()
{ "dropped" : "*", "ok" : 1 }
> show dbs;
admin   0.203125GB
local   (empty)

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 20:17

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Yang C · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-09 10:51:20Z

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What I had succeed switch to the database whose name contains "invalid" letters is to open the CMD in Windows and redirect to the mongodb /bin folder, and then open "mongo.exe" using command line with the database name u wanna switch to as the parameter. So here we go!

EX: Open database named "Congrès"

c:\Program Files\mongodb\bin>mongo.exe Congrès

answered Apr 9, 2013 at 10:51

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