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abortMoveCollection (database command)

Definition

abortMoveCollection

Stops an in-progress moveCollection operation.

New in version 8.0.

This command must run on the admin database.

Compatibility

This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

  • MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

Important

This command is not supported in M0 and Flex clusters. For more information, see Unsupported Commands.

Syntax

db.adminCommand( {
abortMoveCollection: "<database>.<collection>"
} )

Command Fields

FieldTypeNecessityDescription

abortMoveCollection

string

Required

Specifies the database and collection to stop moving.

Examples

The following example stops the in-progress move of the sales.us_accounts collection to a new shard.

db.adminCommand( {
abortMoveCollection: "sales.us_accounts"
} )

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