$c([sort]) Useful for database collections quick information overview. Examples: $c({size:1}) //ascendance sorting by size $c({indSize:-1}) //desc sorting by index size $c({docs:1}) // sorts by documents count output

.mongorc.js

function cols(sort){

	var colNames = new String(db.getCollectionNames()).split(',');

	var longest = 0;

	colNames.forEach(
		function(colname){
			if(colname.length > longest){
				longest = colname.length;
			}
		}
	);
	var spaces = function(n){
		return (new Array(n)).join(' ');
	};

	var prints = [];
	var lns = [
        0,0,0
    ];
	
	colNames.forEach(function(colname){
		var stats = db[colname].stats();
		var pad = longest - colname.length + 2;
		var s = spaces(pad);

		var r = [
			colname + s + '[size: ' + human(stats.storageSize),
			'docs: ' + stats.count,
			'indSize: '+ human(stats.totalIndexSize),
			']',
            {
                'size':stats.storageSize,
                'docs':stats.count,
                'indSize':stats.totalIndexSize
            }
        ];
		//td
		prints.push(r);
	});

	prints.forEach(function(r){
        for(var i=0; i<3; i++){
            if(lns[i]<r[i].length){
                lns[i] = r[i].length
            }
        }
	});

    if(sort){
        for(var by in sort){
            if(sort.hasOwnProperty(by)){
                prints.sort(function(arr1, arr2){
                    if(arr1[4].hasOwnProperty(by) && arr2[4].hasOwnProperty(by)){
                        if(sort[by]>0){
                            return arr1[4][by]-arr2[4][by];
                        }
                        if(sort[by]<0){
                            return arr2[4][by]-arr1[4][by];
                        }
                        return 0;
                    }else{
                        return 0;
                    }
                });
            }
        }
    }

    prints.forEach(function(row){
        var line = '';
        var i = 0;
        for(;i<3; i++){
            line +=row[i]+spaces((lns[i]-row[i].length)+2);
        }
        line+=row[i];

        print(line);
    })
}
var $c = cols;

shell output

h24rs0:PRIMARY> $c({indSize:-1})
calendar               [size: 1G 189M 620K  docs: 377566 indSize: 20M 1000K  ]
rooms                  [size: 63M 80K       docs: 14758  indSize: 375K       ]
seo                    [size: 11M 680K      docs: 4394   indSize: 287K       ]
reviews                [size: 11M 680K      docs: 6089   indSize: 160K       ]
hotels                 [size: 63M 760K      docs: 3749   indSize: 104K       ]
user.visits            [size: 40K           docs: 192    indSize: 48K        ]
cities                 [size: 5M 944K       docs: 609    indSize: 24K        ]
system.users           [size: 8K            docs: 3      indSize: 16K        ]
hotel.types            [size: 40K           docs: 30     indSize: 8K         ]
user.visits.sys        [size: 8K            docs: 0      indSize: 8K         ]
countries              [size: 168K          docs: 120    indSize: 8K         ]
regions                [size: 168K          docs: 36     indSize: 8K         ]
hotel.agreements       [size: 40K           docs: 8      indSize: 8K         ]
room.facilities        [size: 40K           docs: 54     indSize: 8K         ]
hotel.descriptionTypes [size: 8K            docs: 11     indSize: 8K         ]
hotel.descriptions     [size: 8K            docs: 12     indSize: 8K         ]
hotel.facilities       [size: 8K            docs: 19     indSize: 8K         ]
hotel.formsOfActivity  [size: 8K            docs: 5      indSize: 8K         ]
test_custom            [size: 8K            docs: 9      indSize: 8K         ]
id                     [size: 8K            docs: 12     indSize: 8K         ]
system.indexes         [size: 8K            docs: 26     indSize:            ]