DOCS-11923: 4.2 remove clone and copydb and shell helpers for 4.0 and earlier

Author: kay-kim

source/faq/concurrency.txt

@@ -264,12 +264,6 @@ lock at the database level for extended periods:
    * - :dbcommand:`convertToCapped`
      -
 
-   * - :dbcommand:`copydb`. This operation may lock all databases. See
-       :ref:`faq-concurrency-lock-multiple-dbs`.
-
-     - :method:`db.copyDatabase()`. This operation may lock all
-       databases. See :ref:`faq-concurrency-lock-multiple-dbs`.
-
    * - :dbcommand:`create` when creating a very large (i.e. many
        gigabytes) capped collection
      - :method:`db.createCollection()` when creating a very large (i.e.

source/includes/3.6-featureCompatibility-copy-data.rst

@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ version, you cannot copy data between that instance and a
 Operations that copy data include:
 
 - :method:`db.cloneCollection()` and the command :dbcommand:`cloneCollection`
-- :method:`db.cloneDatabase()` and the command :dbcommand:`clone`
-- :method:`db.copyDatabase()` and the command :dbcommand:`copydb`
+- :v3.6:`db.cloneDatabase() </reference/method/db.cloneDatabase>` and the command :v3.6:`clone </reference/command/clone>`
+- :v3.6:`db.copyDatabase() </reference/method/db.copyDatabase>` and the command :v3.6:`copydb </reference/command/copydb>`
 

source/includes/apiargs-command-clone-fields.yaml

@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
+name: fromdb
 arg_name: param
 interface: method
 operation: db.copyDatabase
 position: 1
-source:
-  file: apiargs-dbcommand-copydb-field.yaml
-  ref: fromdb
+description: |
+  Name of the source database.
+type: string
 ---
+name: todb
 arg_name: param
 interface: method
 operation: db.copyDatabase
 position: 2
-source:
-  file: apiargs-dbcommand-copydb-field.yaml
-  ref: todb
+description: |
+  Name of the target database.
+type: string
 ---
+name: fromhost
 arg_name: param
 interface: method
 operation: db.copyDatabase
 position: 3
-source:
-  file: apiargs-dbcommand-copydb-field.yaml
-  ref: fromhost
+description: |
+  The hostname of the source :binary:`~bin.mongod` instance. Omit 
+  to copy databases within the same :binary:`~bin.mongod` instance.
+type: string
+optional: true
 ---
 arg_name: param
 interface: method
@@ -30,7 +35,8 @@ description: |
   The name of the user on the ``fromhost`` MongoDB instance. The user
   authenticates to the ``fromdb``.
 
-  For more information, see :ref:`copyDatabase-access-control`.
+  For more information, refer to the 4.0 or earlier version of the
+  manual.
 position: 4
 optional: true
 type: string
@@ -40,7 +46,9 @@ description: |
   The password on the ``fromhost`` for authentication. The method does
   **not** transmit the password in plaintext.
 
-  For more information, see :ref:`copyDatabase-access-control`.
+  For more information, refer to the 4.0 or earlier version of the
+  manual.
+      
 interface: method
 name: password
 operation: db.copyDatabase

source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-copydb-field.yaml

@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: ":dbcommand:`clean`"
 file: /reference/command/clean
 description: "Internal namespace administration command."
 ---
-name: ":dbcommand:`clone`"
-file: /reference/command/clone
-description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database from a remote host to the current host."
----
 name: ":dbcommand:`cloneCollection`"
 file: /reference/command/cloneCollection
 description: "Copies a collection from a remote host to the current host."
@@ -30,10 +26,6 @@ name: ":dbcommand:`convertToCapped`"
 file: /reference/command/convertToCapped
 description: "Converts a non-capped collection to a capped collection."
 ---
-name: ":dbcommand:`copydb`"
-file: /reference/command/copydb
-description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database from a remote host to the current host."
----
 name: ":dbcommand:`create`"
 file: /reference/command/create
 description: "Creates a collection or a view."

source/includes/apiargs-method-db.copyDatabase-param.yaml

@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ description: "Copies data directly between MongoDB instances. Wraps :dbcommand:`
 ---
 name: ":method:`db.cloneDatabase()`"
 file: /reference/method/db.cloneDatabase
-description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database from a remote host to the current host. Wraps :dbcommand:`clone`."
+description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database from a remote host to the current host when run against MongoDB 4.0 or earlier. Unsupported when run against MongoDB 4.2 or later."
 ---
 name: ":method:`db.commandHelp()`"
 file: /reference/method/db.commandHelp
 description: "Returns help information for a :term:`database command`."
 ---
 name: ":method:`db.copyDatabase()`"
 file: /reference/method/db.copyDatabase
-description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database to another database on the current host. Wraps :dbcommand:`copydb`."
+description: "*Deprecated*. Copies a database to another database on the current host when run against MongoDB 4.0 or earlier. Unsupported when run against MongoDB 4.2 or later."
 ---
 name: ":method:`db.createCollection()`"
 file: /reference/method/db.createCollection