$match (filter) and the total
db.simple.aggregate( [ { $match : { name: "foo" } }, { $group: { _id: "total", total: { $sum : "$cnt" } } } ] ) { "result": [ { "_id": "total", "total": 12 } ], "ok": 1 }
db.simple.aggregate( [ { $match : { name: "foo" } }, { $group: { _id: "total", total: { $sum : "$cnt" } } } ] ) { "result": [ { "_id": "total", "total": 12 } ], "ok": 1 }