[SERVER-4632] Display "Welcome to MongoDB" message first time a user runs mongo shell Created: 06/Jan/12 Updated: 11/Jul/16 Resolved: 04/May/12 |
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| Status: | Closed |
| Project: | Core Server |
| Component/s: | Shell |
| Affects Version/s: | None |
| Fix Version/s: | 2.1.2 |
| Type: | New Feature | Priority: | Trivial - P5 |
| Reporter: | Mathias Stearn | Assignee: | Eric Milkie |
| Resolution: | Done | Votes: | 1 |
| Labels: | neweng | ||
| Remaining Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Time Spent: | Not Specified | ||
| Original Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
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| Description |
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Can detect this by isatty(0) and non-existence of ~/.mongorc.js if we create that file on first use. We can use this message to point first-time users to help() or tutorial( |
| Comments |
| Comment by auto [ 04/May/12 ] |
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Author: {u'login': u'lcapaldo', u'name': u'Logan Capaldo', u'email': u'logancapaldo@gmail.com'}Message: Display a welcome message if .mongorc.js is Signed-off-by: Eric Milkie <milkie@10gen.com> |
| Comment by Tad Marshall [ 06/Jan/12 ] |
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I like this idea a lot. We deal so much with people who are sort of experts in using MongoDB that we may not appreciate that everyone starts out not quite sure how it all works. A bit of attention to getting newbies going would go a long way, I think. |