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usql — Universal CLI interface for SQL databases. More information: <https://github.com/xo/usql#using>.

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How to use the usql command: Universal CLI interface for SQL databases. More information: <https://github.com/xo/usql#using>.

usql — Universal CLI interface for SQL databases. More information: <https://github.com/xo/usql#using>.

Connect to a specific database:

usql {{sqlserver|mysql|postgres|sqlite3|...}}://{{username}}:{{password}}@{{host}}:{{port}}/{{database_name}}

Execute commands from a file:

usql {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/query.sql}}

Execute a specific SQL command:

usql {{[-c|--command]}} "{{sql_command}}"

[Interactive] Run an SQL command in the usql prompt:

{{command}}

[Interactive] Display the database schema:

\d

[Interactive] Export query results to a specific file:

\g {{path/to/file_with_results}}

[Interactive] Import data from a CSV file into a specific table:

\copy {{path/to/data.csv}} {{table_name}}

Connect to a specific database

usql {{sqlserver|mysql|postgres|sqlite3|...}}://{{username}}:{{password}}@{{host}}:{{port}}/{{database_name}}

Execute commands from a file

usql {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/query.sql}}

Execute a specific SQL command

usql {{[-c|--command]}} "{{sql_command}}"

[Interactive] Run an SQL command in the `usql` prompt

{{command}}

[Interactive] Display the database schema

\d

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