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Usql – Universal command-line interface for SQL databases

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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
4
submitters
3
observed span
2018–2024
peak thread · 51 comments
160 pts
latest 20+ return · 2024-11-17
39 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

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An unfortunate name, given that MS has had a language called U-SQL released for their data lake platform for a number of years now. The title of this post made me think they were bringing the functionalities to their SQL Database at a quick glance. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-lake-analytics/u...

rjbwork·160-point thread·

I was really hoping for \dt but looks like they haven't implemented it yet. The number one most common thing I look up when I'm using a SQL variant is how to show the tables. I suppose there would be complications with NoSQL but you could just show available collections or whatever else it maps to in that case.

lwb·147-point thread·

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Breakout years
2

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Total points
348

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Total comments
79

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2018-06-14Usql – Universal command-line interface for SQL databasesFirst breakout · Best threadpjf16051
2019-11-11Usql – A Universal CLI for Databasesnexuist14726
2022-12-30Usql – Universal command-line interface for SQL databasesthunderbong20
2024-11-17Usql: Universal command-line interface for SQL databasesLatest 20+ point returnthunderbong392