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Opens a SQL command line shell inside UXTerm, which can be used to connect to and issue queries against any SQL-compliant database for which JDBC support is available. The command utilizes the SQLLine library, and currently supports all features offered by SQLLine 1.1.9.
db-connect
, dbc
This command opens a SQL command line shell inside UXTerm, which can be used to connect to and issue queries against any SQL-compliant database.
Syntax: dbc [-d <driver>]
|
fully qualified class name of the JDBC driver to be used for connecting to the database (e.g. |
dbc
(SQLLine) shell command guideAll commands starts with !
. Others are treated as SQL statements. Use tab for autocompletion.
Use !properties
command to connect to the database defined in the specified properties file.
A set of sample property values is included in the UXTerm configuration file.
Use !record <file>
to save command output to files.
This is recommended for outputs with more than 5 columns as terminal display isn’t scrollable.
Run !rehash
to fetch data for autocompletion. (Warning: this may take long.)
Run !set incremental true
to stop formatting output through buffering.
Use !quit
, !exit
or the end-of-input key combination (Ctrl + D
) to exit the shell.
If the program cannot find the JDBC Driver, add the respective JAR file (e.g. mysql-connector-java.jar
for MySQL)
to $X_HOME/lib/custom
folder and restart UXTerm.
Refer the SQLLine manual for more details.