sql2csv(1)

manual page for sql2csv 1.0.7

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Description

SQL2CSV

NAME

sql2csv - manual page for sql2csv 1.0.7

DESCRIPTION

usage: sql2csv [-h] [-v] [-l] [-V] [--db CONNECTION_STRING] [--query QUERY]

[-e ENCODING] [-H] [FILE]

Execute an SQL query on a database and output the result to a CSV file.

positional arguments:

FILE

The file to use as SQL query. If FILE and --query are omitted, the query is piped data via STDIN.

optional arguments:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

-v, --verbose

Print detailed tracebacks when errors occur.

-l, --linenumbers

Insert a column of line numbers at the front of the output. Useful when piping to grep or as a simple primary key.

-V, --version

Display version information and exit.

--db CONNECTION_STRING

An sqlalchemy connection string to connect to a database.

--query QUERY

The SQL query to execute. Overrides FILE and STDIN.

-e ENCODING, --encoding ENCODING

Specify the encoding of the input query file.

-H, --no-header-row

Do not output column names.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for sql2csv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sql2csv programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info sql2csv

should give you access to the complete manual.