mongoimport with JSON

Sample zipcode dataset in zipcodes.json stored in c:\Users\yc03ak1\Desktop\zips.json

to import this data-set to the database named "test" and collection named "zips"

• --db : name of the database where data is to be imported to
• --collection: name of the collection in the database where data is to be improted
• --drop : drops the collection first before importing
• --type : document type which needs to be imported. default JSON
• --host : mongodb host and port on which data is to be imported.
• --file : path where the json file is

output :