Mongodb search special character (\) in a collection

Question

How to search strings starting with '\' in mongodb. Please help

db.txt.insert({"name": "\paul"})
db.txt.insert({"name": "Oracle"})
db.txt.insert({"name": "\Testing program"})

Output required:

\paul
\testing program

Answer 1

You need to use the $regex operator.

db.txt.find({ "name": { "$regex": /^\\/ }})