Drop a database in MongoDB

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Drop a database in MongoDB

Answer:

Assuming you are going to drop the `test` database in MongoDB, follow the steps below to drop (delete) it.

>  use test

switched to db test



> db.dropDatabase()

{ "dropped" : "test.$cmd", "ok" : 1 }

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