How to install SQL CLI

16 Oct 2023

SQL CLI, also known as sql-cli, is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with SQL databases using a simple and intuitive interface. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install SQL CLI on your system.

Prerequisites

Before installing SQL CLI, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Node.js installed on your system
An SQL database server configured and running

Installation Steps

To install SQL CLI, follow these steps:

Open a command prompt or terminal window.
Install SQL CLI globally using the npm package manager by running the following command:
```
npm install -g sql-cli
```
Wait for the installation to complete. Once finished, you will have SQL CLI installed on your system.

Connecting to an SQL Database

Once SQL CLI is installed, you can connect to an SQL database using the following command:

mssql - u <username> -p <password> -s <server> -d <database>

Replace <username>, <password>, <server>, and <database> with the respective values for your database connection.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you have successfully installed SQL CLI on your system. You can now use SQL CLI to interact with SQL databases from the command line interface.

For more information and detailed usage instructions, you can refer to the official SQL CLI documentation at https://github.com/azuresdk/azure-sdk-for-js/tree/main/sdk/mssql.

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