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GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers

From parallel 20261022-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running sql --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
sql [-hnr] [--table-size] [--db-size] [-p pass-through] [-s string] dburl [sqlcommand]
sql [-hnr] [--table-size] [--db-size] [-p pass-through] [-s string] dburl < sql_command_file

See 'man sql' for the options
Options (36)
OptionDescriptionSource
--csvCSV output.man
--db-sizeman
--dbsizeSize of database.man
--helpman
-hPrint a summary of the options to GNU sql and exit.man
--htmlHTML output.man
--jsonman
--prettyPretty JSON output.man
--list-databasesman
--listdbsman
--show-databasesman
--showdbsList the databases (table spaces) in the database.man
--listprocman
--proclistman
--show-processlistShow the list of running queries.man
--list-tablesman
--show-tablesman
--table-listList the tables in the database.man
--noheadersman
--no-headersman
-nRemove headers and footers and print only tuples.man
-p pass-throughThe string following -p will be given to the database connection program as arguments.man
--precision rfc3339|h|m|s|ms|u|nsPrecision of timestamps.man
-rTry 3 times.man
--retries ntimesTry ntimes times.man
--sep stringman
-s stringField separator.man
--skip-first-lineDo not use the first line of input (used by GNU sql itself when called with --shebang).man
--table-sizeman
--tablesizeSize of tables.man
--verboseman
-vPrint which command is sent.man
--versionman
-VPrint the version GNU sql and exit.man
--shebangman
-YGNU sql can be called as a shebang (#!) command as the first line of a script.man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.