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Rename a collection in MongoDB

Renaming a collection in MongoDB is quite simple. When you rename a collection, it obtains a lock on the collection till the rename process is complete.

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Syntax

db.collection.renameCollection("new_name_for_collection") 

Example

> db.poopcode_users.renameCollection("users")
{ "ok" : 1 }

Here the collection ‘poopcode_users‘ is renamed to ‘users‘.

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