tldr/pages/common/sqlite-utils.md

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