# install usql with most drivers
$ brew install xo/xo/usql

# add xo tap
$ brew tap xo/xo

# install usql with odbc support
$ brew install --with-odbc usql

# install usql with most drivers
$ yay -S usql

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/usql.git && cd usql
$ makepkg -si
==> Making package: usql 0.12.10-1 (Fri 26 Aug 2022 05:56:09 AM WIB)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading usql-0.12.10.tar.gz...
...

# install latest usql version with base drivers
$ go install github.com/xo/usql@latest

# build/install with base drivers (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, Microsoft SQL Server,
# Oracle, CSVQ)
$ go install github.com/xo/usql@master

# build/install with base, Avatica, and ODBC drivers
$ go install -tags 'avatica odbc' github.com/xo/usql@master

# build/install most drivers, excluding Avatica, Couchbase, and PostgreSQL
$ go install -tags 'most no_avatica no_couchbase no_postgres' github.com/xo/usql@master

# build/install with most drivers (excludes CGO drivers and problematic drivers)
$ go install -tags most github.com/xo/usql@master

# build/install all drivers (includes CGO drivers and problematic drivers)
$ go install -tags all github.com/xo/usql@master

$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/xo/usql

# build excluding the base drivers, and including cassandra and moderncsqlite
$ go build -tags 'no_postgres no_oracle no_sqlserver no_sqlite3 cassandra moderncsqlite'

# show built driver support
$ ./usql -c '\drivers'
Available Drivers:
  cql [ca, scy, scylla, datastax, cassandra]
  memsql (mysql) [me]
  moderncsqlite [mq, sq, file, sqlite, sqlite3, modernsqlite]
  mysql [my, maria, aurora, mariadb, percona]
  tidb (mysql) [ti]
  vitess (mysql) [vt]

# connect to a vitess database:
$ usql vt://user:pass@host:3306/mydatabase

$ usql
(not connected)=> \c vitess://user:pass@host:3306/mydatabase

$ usql
(not connected)=> \copy csvq://. pg://localhost/ 'select * ....' 'myTable'

# connect to a postgres database
$ usql postgres://booktest@localhost/booktest

# connect to an oracle database
$ usql oracle://user:pass@host/oracle.sid

# connect to a postgres database and run the commands contained in script.sql
$ usql pg://localhost/ -f script.sql

$ usql --help
usql, the universal command-line interface for SQL databases

Usage:
  usql [OPTIONS]... [DSN]

Arguments:
  DSN                            database url

Options:
  -c, --command=COMMAND ...    run only single command (SQL or internal) and exit
  -f, --file=FILE ...          execute commands from file and exit
  -w, --no-password            never prompt for password
  -X, --no-rc                  do not read start up file
  -o, --out=OUT                output file
  -W, --password               force password prompt (should happen automatically)
  -1, --single-transaction     execute as a single transaction (if non-interactive)
  -v, --set=, --variable=NAME=VALUE ...
                               set variable NAME to VALUE
  -P, --pset=VAR[=ARG] ...     set printing option VAR to ARG (see \pset command)
  -F, --field-separator=FIELD-SEPARATOR ...
                               field separator for unaligned output (default, "|")
  -R, --record-separator=RECORD-SEPARATOR ...
                               record separator for unaligned output (default, \n)
  -T, --table-attr=TABLE-ATTR ...
                               set HTML table tag attributes (e.g., width, border)
  -A, --no-align               unaligned table output mode
  -H, --html                   HTML table output mode
  -t, --tuples-only            print rows only
  -x, --expanded               turn on expanded table output
  -z, --field-separator-zero   set field separator for unaligned output to zero byte
  -0, --record-separator-zero  set record separator for unaligned output to zero byte
  -J, --json                   JSON output mode
  -C, --csv                    CSV output mode
  -G, --vertical               vertical output mode
  -V, --version                display version and exit

# connect to postgres using the local $USER and the unix domain socket in /var/run/postgresql
$ usql pg://

# connect to a postgres database
$ usql pg://user:pass@host/dbname
$ usql pgsql://user:pass@host/dbname
$ usql postgres://user:pass@host:port/dbname
$ usql pg://
$ usql /var/run/postgresql
$ usql pg://user:pass@host/dbname?sslmode=disable # Connect without SSL

# connect to a mysql database
$ usql my://user:pass@host/dbname
$ usql mysql://user:pass@host:port/dbname
$ usql my://
$ usql /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

# connect to a sqlserver database
$ usql sqlserver://user:pass@host/instancename/dbname
$ usql ms://user:pass@host/dbname
$ usql ms://user:pass@host/instancename/dbname
$ usql mssql://user:pass@host:port/dbname
$ usql ms://

# connect to a sqlserver database using Windows domain authentication
$ runas /user:ACME\wiley /netonly "usql mssql://host/dbname/"

# connect to a oracle database
$ usql or://user:pass@host/sid
$ usql oracle://user:pass@host:port/sid
$ usql or://

# connect to a cassandra database
$ usql ca://user:pass@host/keyspace
$ usql cassandra://host/keyspace
$ usql cql://host/
$ usql ca://

# connect to a sqlite database that exists on disk
$ usql dbname.sqlite3

# Note: when connecting to a SQLite database, if the "<driver>://" or
# "<driver>:" scheme/alias is omitted, the file must already exist on disk.
#
# if the file does not yet exist, the URL must incorporate file:, sq:, sqlite3:,
# or any other recognized sqlite3 driver alias to force usql to create a new,
# empty database at the specified path:
$ usql sq://path/to/dbname.sqlite3
$ usql sqlite3://path/to/dbname.sqlite3
$ usql file:/path/to/dbname.sqlite3

# connect to a adodb ole resource (windows only)
$ usql adodb://Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0/myfile.mdb
$ usql "adodb://Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0/?Extended+Properties=\"Text;HDR=NO;FMT=Delimited\""

# connect with ODBC driver (requires building with odbc tag)
$ cat /etc/odbcinst.ini
[DB2]
Description=DB2 driver
Driver=/opt/db2/clidriver/lib/libdb2.so
FileUsage = 1
DontDLClose = 1

[PostgreSQL ANSI]
Description=PostgreSQL ODBC driver (ANSI version)
Driver=psqlodbca.so
Setup=libodbcpsqlS.so
Debug=0
CommLog=1
UsageCount=1
# connect to db2, postgres databases using ODBC
$ usql odbc+DB2://user:pass@localhost/dbname
$ usql odbc+PostgreSQL+ANSI://user:pass@localhost/dbname?TraceFile=/path/to/trace.log

$ usql sqlite://example.sqlite3
Connected with driver sqlite3 (SQLite3 3.17.0)
Type "help" for help.

sq:example.sqlite3=> create table test (test_id int, name string);
CREATE TABLE
sq:example.sqlite3=> insert into test (test_id, name) values (1, 'hello');
INSERT 1
sq:example.sqlite3=> select * from test;
  test_id | name
+---------+-------+
        1 | hello
(1 rows)

sq:example.sqlite3=> select * from test
sq:example.sqlite3-> \p
select * from test
sq:example.sqlite3-> \g
  test_id | name
+---------+-------+
        1 | hello
(1 rows)

sq:example.sqlite3=> \c postgres://booktest@localhost
error: pq: 28P01: password authentication failed for user "booktest"
Enter password:
Connected with driver postgres (PostgreSQL 9.6.6)
pg:booktest@localhost=> select * from authors;
  author_id |      name
+-----------+----------------+
          1 | Unknown Master
          2 | blah
          3 | aoeu
(3 rows)

pg:booktest@localhost=>

$ usql
Type "help" for help.

(not connected)=> \?
General
  \q                                   quit usql
  \copyright                           show usql usage and distribution terms
  \drivers                             display information about available database drivers

Query Execute
  \g [(OPTIONS)] [FILE] or ;           execute query (and send results to file or |pipe)
  \crosstabview [(OPTIONS)] [COLUMNS]  execute query and display results in crosstab
  \G [(OPTIONS)] [FILE]                as \g, but forces vertical output mode
  \gexec                               execute query and execute each value of the result
  \gset [PREFIX]                       execute query and store results in usql variables
  \gx [(OPTIONS)] [FILE]               as \g, but forces expanded output mode
  \watch [(OPTIONS)] [DURATION]        execute query every specified interval

Query Buffer
  \e [FILE] [LINE]                     edit the query buffer (or file) with external editor
  \p                                   show the contents of the query buffer
  \raw                                 show the raw (non-interpolated) contents of the query buffer
  \r                                   reset (clear) the query buffer
  \w FILE                              write query buffer to file

Help
  \? [commands]                        show help on backslash commands
  \? options                           show help on usql command-line options
  \? variables                         show help on special variables

Input/Output
  \copy SRC DST QUERY TABLE            copy query from source url to table on destination url
  \copy SRC DST QUERY TABLE(A,...)     copy query from source url to columns of table on destination url
  \echo [-n] [STRING]                  write string to standard output (-n for no newline)
  \qecho [-n] [STRING]                 write string to \o output stream (-n for no newline)
  \warn [-n] [STRING]                  write string to standard error (-n for no newline)
  \o [FILE]                            send all query results to file or |pipe
  \i FILE                              execute commands from file
  \ir FILE                             as \i, but relative to location of current script

Informational
  \d[S+] [NAME]                        list tables, views, and sequences or describe table, view, sequence, or index
  \da[S+] [PATTERN]                    list aggregates
  \df[S+] [PATTERN]                    list functions
  \di[S+] [PATTERN]                    list indexes
  \dm[S+] [PATTERN]                    list materialized views
  \dn[S+] [PATTERN]                    list schemas
  \dp[S] [PATTERN]                     list table, view, and sequence access privileges
  \ds[S+] [PATTERN]                    list sequences
  \dt[S+] [PATTERN]                    list tables
  \dv[S+] [PATTERN]                    list views
  \l[+]                                list databases
  \ss[+] [TABLE|QUERY] [k]             show stats for a table or a query

Formatting
  \pset [NAME [VALUE]]                 set table output option
  \a                                   toggle between unaligned and aligned output mode
  \C [STRING]                          set table title, or unset if none
  \f [STRING]                          show or set field separator for unaligned query output
  \H                                   toggle HTML output mode
  \t [on|off]                          show only rows
  \T [STRING]                          set HTML <table> tag attributes, or unset if none
  \x [on|off|auto]                     toggle expanded output

Transaction
  \begin                               begin a transaction
  \begin [-read-only] [ISOLATION]      begin a transaction with isolation level
  \commit                              commit current transaction
  \rollback                            rollback (abort) current transaction

Connection
  \c DSN                               connect to database url
  \c DRIVER PARAMS...                  connect to database with driver and parameters
  \Z                                   close database connection
  \password [USERNAME]                 change the password for a user
  \conninfo                            display information about the current database connection

Operating System
  \cd [DIR]                            change the current working directory
  \setenv NAME [VALUE]                 set or unset environment variable
  \! [COMMAND]                         execute command in shell or start interactive shell
  \timing [on|off]                     toggle timing of commands

Variables
  \prompt [-TYPE] <VAR> [PROMPT]       prompt user to set variable
  \set [NAME [VALUE]]                  set internal variable, or list all if no parameters
  \unset NAME                          unset (delete) internal variable

$ usql
(not connected)=> \set
(not connected)=> \set FOO bar
(not connected)=> \set
FOO = 'bar'
(not connected)=> \unset FOO
(not connected)=> \set
(not connected)=>

pg:booktest@localhost=> \set FOO bar
pg:booktest@localhost=> select * from authors where name = :'FOO';
  author_id | name
+-----------+------+
          7 | bar
(1 rows)

pg:booktest@localhost=> \set TBLNAME authors
pg:booktest@localhost=> \set COLNAME name
pg:booktest@localhost=> \set FOO bar
pg:booktest@localhost=> select * from :TBLNAME where :"COLNAME" = :'FOO'
pg:booktest@localhost-> \p
select * from authors where "name" = 'bar'
pg:booktest@localhost-> \raw
select * from :TBLNAME where :"COLNAME" = :'FOO'
pg:booktest@localhost-> \g
  author_id | name
+-----------+------+
          7 | bar
(1 rows)

pg:booktest@localhost=>

pg:booktest@localhost=> select ':FOO';
  ?column?
+----------+
  :FOO
(1 rows)

pg:booktest@localhost=> \p
select ':FOO';
pg:booktest@localhost=>

(not connected)=> \echo Welcome `echo $USER` -- 'currently:' "(" `date` ")"
Welcome ken -- currently: ( Wed Jun 13 12:10:27 WIB 2018 )
(not connected)=>

pg:booktest@localhost=> \set MYVAR `date`
pg:booktest@localhost=> \set
MYVAR = 'Wed Jun 13 12:17:11 WIB 2018'
pg:booktest@localhost=> \echo :MYVAR
Wed Jun 13 12:17:11 WIB 2018
pg:booktest@localhost=>

$ cat $HOME/.usqlpass
# format is:
# protocol:host:port:dbname:user:pass
postgres:*:*:*:booktest:booktest
$ usql pg://
Connected with driver postgres (PostgreSQL 9.6.9)
Type "help" for help.

pg:booktest@=>

chmod 0600 ~/.usqlpass

$ cat $HOME/.usqlrc
\echo WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE `date`
\set SYNTAX_HL_STYLE paraiso-dark
$ usql
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE Thu Jun 14 02:36:53 WIB 2018
Type "help" for help.

(not connected)=> \set
SYNTAX_HL_STYLE = 'paraiso-dark'
(not connected)=>

$ usql --no-rc pg://

$ usql
(not connected)=> \copy :PGDSN :MYDSN 'select book_id, author_id from books' 'books(id, author_id)'

$ usql
(not connected)=> echo :SOURCE_DSN :DESTINATION_DSN
pg://postgres:P4ssw0rd@localhost/ mysql://localhost
(not connected)=> \copy :SOURCE_DSN :DESTINATION_DSN 'select * from mySourceTable' 'myDestination(colA, colB)'
COPY 2

$ usql
(not connected)=> \copy csvq:. sq:test.db 'select * from authors' authors
error: failed to prepare insert query: 2 values for 1 columns
(not connected)=> \copy csvq:. sq:test.db 'select name from authors' authors(name)
COPY 2

$ usql
(not connected)=> \copy postgres://user:pass@localhost mysql://user:pass@localhost 'SELECT uuid_column::TEXT FROM myPgTable' myMyTable
COPY 1

$ cat authors.csv
author_id,name
1,Isaac Asimov
2,Stephen King
$ cat books.csv
book_id,author_id,title
1,1,I Robot
2,2,Carrie
3,2,Cujo
$ usql
(not connected)=> -- setting variables to make connections easier
(not connected)=> \set SOURCE_DSN csvq://.
(not connected)=> \set DESTINATION_DSN sqlite3:booktest.db
(not connected)=> -- connecting to the destination and creating the schema
(not connected)=> \c :DESTINATION_DSN
Connected with driver sqlite3 (SQLite3 3.38.5)
(sq:booktest.db)=> create table authors (author_id integer, name text);
CREATE TABLE
(sq:booktest.db)=> create table books (book_id integer not null primary key autoincrement, author_id integer, title text);
CREATE TABLE
(sq:booktest.db)=> -- adding an extra row to books prior to copying
(sq:booktest.db)=> insert into books (author_id, title) values (1, 'Foundation');
INSERT 1
(sq:booktest.db)=> -- disconnecting to demonstrate that \copy opens new database connections
(sq:booktest.db)=> \disconnect
(not connected)=> -- copying data from SOURCE -> DESTINATION
(not connected)=> \copy :SOURCE_DSN :DESTINATION_DSN 'select * from authors' authors
COPY 2
(not connected)=> \copy :SOURCE_DSN :DESTINATION_DSN 'select author_id, title from books' 'books(author_id, title)'
COPY 3
(not connected)=> \c :DESTINATION_DSN
Connected with driver sqlite3 (SQLite3 3.38.5)
(sq:booktest.db)=> select * from authors;
 author_id |     name
-----------+--------------
         1 | Isaac Asimov
         2 | Stephen King
(2 rows)

sq:booktest.db=> select * from books;
 book_id | author_id |   title
---------+-----------+------------
       1 |         1 | Foundation
       2 |         1 | I Robot
       3 |         2 | Carrie
       4 |         2 | Cujo
(4 rows)

$ cat $HOME/.usqlpass
postgres:*:*:*:postgres:P4ssw0rd
godror:*:*:*:system:P4ssw0rd
$ usql
Type "help" for help.

(not connected)=> \set pglocal postgres://postgres@localhost:49153?sslmode=disable
(not connected)=> \set orlocal godror://system@localhost:1521/orasid
(not connected)=> \copy :pglocal :orlocal 'select staff_id, first_name from staff' 'staff(staff_id, first_name)'
COPY 18

$ usql
(not connected)=> \set SYNTAX_HL_STYLE dracula
(not connected)=> \unset SYNTAX_HL_OVERRIDE_BG

$ usql
Connected with driver postgres (PostgreSQL 14.4 (Debian 14.4-1.pgdg110+1))
Type "help" for help.

pg:postgres@=> select * f<Tab>
fetch            from             full outer join

$ usql my://
Connected with driver mysql (10.8.3-MariaDB-1:10.8.3+maria~jammy)
Type "help" for help.

my:root@=> \g<Tab>
\g     \gexec \gset  \gx

$ usql pg://
Connected with driver postgres (PostgreSQL 13.2 (Debian 13.2-1.pgdg100+1))
Type "help" for help.

pg:postgres@=> \pset
time                     RFC3339Nano
pg:postgres@=> select now();
             now
-----------------------------
 2021-05-01T22:21:44.710385Z
(1 row)

pg:postgres@=> \pset time Kitchen
Time display is "Kitchen" ("3:04PM").
pg:postgres@=> select now();
   now
---------
 10:22PM
(1 row)

pg:postgres@=>

$ export USQL_SHOW_HOST_INFORMATION=false
$ usql pg://booktest@localhost
Type "help" for help.

pg:booktest@=>

$ usql --set SHOW_HOST_INFORMATION=false pg://
Type "help" for help.

pg:booktest@=> \set SHOW_HOST_INFORMATION true
pg:booktest@=> \connect pg://
Connected with driver postgres (PostgreSQL 9.6.9)
pg:booktest@=>

$ usql
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/libicuuc.68.dylib
  Referenced from: /Users/user/.local/bin/usql
  Reason: image not found
Abort trap: 6

$ brew install icu4c
Running `brew update --auto-update`...
==> Downloading ...
...

$ usql
(not connected)=>