Importing JSON file using mongimport, keep getting `unexpected identifier`?

Question

I\'m trying to add a JSON file to mongodb using mongoimports from terminal, here:

 mongoimport --db my_db --collection my_collection --file /con         


        

Answer 1

Answering my own question because complete newbies will appreciate the error and may run into it as they get started.

mongoimport is used from terminal, NOT within the mongo shell. Just like you don't use npm inside node. ;D

After figuring out my conceptual error there, I needed --jsonArray as pointed to by @WiredPrairie in the comments.

Answer 2

The following command from terminal worked good for me:

mongoimport -d my_db -c my_collection < /content/2_read.json --batchSize 1