MongoDB rename database field within array

Question

I need to rename indentifier in this:

{ \"general\" : 
  { \"files\" : 
    { \"file\" : 
      [  
        {  \"version\" : 
          {  \"sof         


        

Answer 1

I had a similar problem. In my situation I found the following was much easier:

1. I exported the collection to json:

mongoexport --db mydb --collection modules --out modules.json

2. I did a find and replace on the json using my favoured text editing utility.

3. I reimported the edited file, dropping the old collection along the way:

mongoimport --db mydb --collection modules --drop --file modules.json