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SQLITE3(1) | General Commands Manual | SQLITE3(1) |
NAME¶
sqlite3 - A command line interface for SQLite version 3SYNOPSIS¶
sqlite3 [options] [databasefile] [SQL]SUMMARY¶
sqlite3 is a terminal-based front-end to the SQLite library that can evaluate queries interactively and display the results in multiple formats. sqlite3 can also be used within shell scripts and other applications to provide batch processing features.DESCRIPTION¶
To start a sqlite3 interactive session, invoke the sqlite3 command and optionally provide the name of a database file. If the database file does not exist, it will be created. If the database file does exist, it will be opened.text = lunch with Christine
SQLITE META-COMMANDS¶
The interactive interpreter offers a set of meta-commands that can be used to control the output format, examine the currently attached database files, or perform administrative operations upon the attached databases (such as rebuilding indices). Meta-commands are always prefixed with a dot (.)..backup ?DB? FILE Backup DB (default "main") to FILE .bail ON|OFF Stop after hitting an error. Default OFF .databases List names and files of attached databases .dump ?TABLE? ... Dump the database in an SQL text format If TABLE specified, only dump tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .echo ON|OFF Turn command echo on or off .exit Exit this program .explain ?ON|OFF? Turn output mode suitable for EXPLAIN on or off. With no args, it turns EXPLAIN on. .header(s) ON|OFF Turn display of headers on or off .help Show this message .import FILE TABLE Import data from FILE into TABLE .indices ?TABLE? Show names of all indices If TABLE specified, only show indices for tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .load FILE ?ENTRY? Load an extension library .log FILE|off Turn logging on or off. FILE can be stderr/stdout .mode MODE ?TABLE? Set output mode where MODE is one of: csv Comma-separated values column Left-aligned columns. (See .width) html HTML <table> code insert SQL insert statements for TABLE line One value per line list Values delimited by .separator string tabs Tab-separated values tcl TCL list elements .nullvalue STRING Print STRING in place of NULL values .output FILENAME Send output to FILENAME .output stdout Send output to the screen .prompt MAIN CONTINUE Replace the standard prompts .quit Exit this program .read FILENAME Execute SQL in FILENAME .restore ?DB? FILE Restore content of DB (default "main") from FILE .schema ?TABLE? Show the CREATE statements If TABLE specified, only show tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .separator STRING Change separator used by output mode and .import .show Show the current values for various settings .stats ON|OFF Turn stats on or off .tables ?TABLE? List names of tables If TABLE specified, only list tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .timeout MS Try opening locked tables for MS milliseconds .width NUM1 NUM2 ... Set column widths for "column" mode .timer ON|OFF Turn the CPU timer measurement on or off sqlite>
OPTIONS¶
sqlite3 has the following options:- -init file
- Read and execute commands from file , which can contain a mix of SQL statements and meta-commands.
- -echo
- Print commands before execution.
- -[no]header
- Turn headers on or off.
- -bail
- Stop after hitting an error.
- -interactive
- Force interactive I/O .
- -batch
- Force batch I/O .
- -column
- Query results will be displayed in a table like form, using whitespace characters to separate the columns and align the output.
- -csv
- Set output mode to CSV (comma separated values).
- -html
- Query results will be output as simple HTML tables.
- -line
- Query results will be displayed with one value per line, rows separated by a blank line. Designed to be easily parsed by scripts or other programs
- -list
- Query results will be displayed with the separator (|, by default) character between each field value. The default.
- -separator separator
- Set output field separator. Default is '|'.
- -stats
- Print memory stats before each finalize.
- -nullvalue string
- Set string used to represent NULL values. Default is '' (empty string).
- -version
- Show SQLite version.
- -vfs name
- Use name as the default VFS .
- -help
- Show help on options and exit.
INIT FILE¶
sqlite3 reads an initialization file to set the configuration of the interactive environment. Throughout initialization, any previously specified setting can be overridden. The sequence of initialization is as follows:mode = LIST separator = "|" main prompt = "sqlite> " continue prompt = " ...> "
SEE ALSO¶
http://www.sqlite.org/AUTHOR¶
This manual page was originally written by Andreas Rottmann <rotty@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was subsequently revised by Bill Bumgarner <bbum@mac.com> and further updated by Laszlo Boszormenyi <gcs@debian.hu> .Sat Nov 5 15:57:18 CET 2011 |