System Grab Bag

View all TLDR pages from common (or from all pages)

sqlite-utils

Command-line tool used to manipulate SQLite databases in a number of different ways. More information: https://sqlite-utils.datasette.io/en/stable/cli.html.
  • Create a database:
    sqlite-utils create-database {{path/to/database.db}}
  • Create a table:
    sqlite-utils create-table {{path/to/database.db}} {{table_name}} {{id integer name text height float photo blob --pk id}}
  • List tables:
    sqlite-utils tables {{path/to/database.db}}
  • Upsert a record:
    {{echo '[ {"id": 1, "name": "Linus Torvalds"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Steve Wozniak"}, {"id": 3, "name": "Tony Hoare"} ]'}} | sqlite-utils upsert {{path/to/database.db}} {{table_name}} - {{--pk id}}
  • Select records:
    sqlite-utils rows {{path/to/database.db}} {{table_name}}
  • Delete a record:
    sqlite-utils query {{path/to/database.db}} "{{delete from table_name where name = 'Tony Hoare'}}"
  • Drop a table:
    sqlite-utils drop-table {{path/to/database.db}} {{table_name}}
  • Show help information:
    sqlite-utils -h

License and Disclaimer

The content on this page is copyright © 2014—present the tldr-pages team and contributors.
This page is used with permission under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

While we do attempt to make sure content is accurate, there isn't a warranty of any kind.