where is default installation directory for mongodb

Question

I installed mongodb by following the instructions from its site. To open the shell I must go to the installation directory of mongodb, and then type

./bin/mongo

I don't know the default directory. where might it be?

Answer 1

Late to the party but it could help others: I installed mongodb 3.4.10 for Ubuntu 16.4

I found the mongo file to launch the shell at

/usr/bin/mongo

I found it using the following commands

sudo updatedb
locate -b '\mongo'

Answer 2

Use the which mongo command to look for the location of the mongo executable.

Answer 3

Windows: c:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4.7\bin\mongod

Mac: /usr/local/Cellar/mongodb/3.4.7/bin/mongod

Replacing the 3.4.7 with your version of Mongodb