/usr/bin/fisql --help — Chainguard OS Manuals

From freetds 1.5.21-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-09 by running fisql --help (exit 1). permalink

usage: fisql [-e] [-F] [-g] [-p] [-n] [-v] [-X] [-Y]
	[-c cmdend] [-D database_name] [-E editor]
	[-h headers] [-H hostname] [-i inputfile]
	[-I interfaces_file] [-J client character set]
	[-l login_timeout] [-m errorlevel]
	[-o outputfile]
	[-P password] [-s colseparator] [-S server]
	[-t timeout] [-U username] [-w columnwidth]
	[-y sybase_dir] [-z language]

Options (29)

Option	Description	Source
`-a` display_charset	The client charset name.	man
`-A` packet_size	Set protocol packet size.	man
`-c` cmdend	Command terminator, defaults to ‘go’.	man
`-D`	Database name on the server to use.	man
`-e`	Echo SQL input (usually in outputfile)	man
`-E` editor	Specify an editor to invoke.	man
`-F`	FIPS mode ON.	man
`-g`	Display a brief help message	man
`-h` headers	Number of rows after which to repeat the column headers.	man
`-H` hostname	Hostname of the client machine as it will be told to the server.	man
`-I` interfaces_file	Name of the interfaces or freetds.conf file to use.	man
`-i` inputfile	Name of script file, containing SQL.	man
`-J` client_charset	Not implemented.	man
`-l` login_timeout	How long to wait for the server to acknowledge a login attempt.	man
`-m` errorlevel	For errors of the severity level specified or higher, print only the message number, state, and error level.	man
`-n`	Suppress line numbers in echoed output.	man
`-o` outputfile	Name of output file, holding result data.	man
`-p`	Prints performance statistics.	man
`-P` password	Database server password.	man
`-s` colseparator	The column separator.	man
`-S` server	Database server to which to connect.	man
`-t` timeout	The query timeout, in seconds.	man
`-U` username	Database server login name.	man
`-v`	Display version and copyright.	man
`-w` width	How many characters wide to print the output.	man
`-X`	Use encrypted login.	man
`-y` sybase_dir	Sets the SYBASE environment variable.	man
`-Y`	Use chained transactions.	man
`-z` language	Name of a language for fisql's prompts and messages.	man

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