How to stop mongo DB in one command

Question

I need to be able to start/stop MongoDB on the cli. It is quite simple to start:

./mongod

But to stop mongo DB, I need to run open m

Answer 1

Kindly take advantage of the Task Manager provided by your OS for a quick and easy solution. Below is the screengrab from/for Windows 10. Right-click on the highlighted process and select stop. Select start, if already stopped.

Please Note: Internally the commands are doing the same thing which you have to do manually using a GUI (Task Manager), provided by Windows/your OS. Though, this approach to be used for study/practice purpose to get started and you won't be blocked due to this.