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Universal command-line interface for SQL databases

26 mentions on Hacker News by 17 people: 10 stories, 16 comments · first 2017-12-23 · latest 2026-06-05

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  1. Golang: https://github.com/xo/usql Reviewing the issues and PRs there provides a clue what to expect as this project matures.
    comment by password4321 · 2026-06-05 · in databow: a Rust CLI to query any database with an ADBC driver
  2. leaving this here: https://github.com/xo/usql
    comment by techn00 · 2025-08-19 · in DBCrust – A modern database CLI
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    Ask HN: Usql[0]/ODBC database modality of Python/treesitter[1]?
    story by sargstuff · 2025-03-04 · 0 comments
  4. …[2] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Database_Connectivity [3] : https://github.com/xo/usql
    comment by sargstuff · 2025-03-02 · in Why is database support in every language bad?
  5. …aka visual, python, etc. spreadsheet data can be retreived from / sent to a database. ---- [1] : https://github.com/xo/usql
    comment by sargstuff · 2025-03-02 · in Why is database support in every language bad?
  6. …drivers. If file size is such a concern you could recompile it with unneeded drivers omitted. https://github.com/xo/usql?tab=readme-ov-file#building
    comment by dlock17 · 2024-11-18 · in Usql: Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
  7. …ELF 64-bit LSB pie executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), static-pie linked, stripped https://github.com/xo/usql/releases/download/v0.19.12/usql_s... 185M 2024-10-24 07:58 usql_static usql_static: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version…
    comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · 2024-11-17 · in Usql: Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
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    Usql: Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
    story by thunderbong · 2024-11-17 · 2 comments
  9. …I only found the 'json1' mention at [2] in the code. SQLiteStudio [3] doesn't have it either. [1] https://github.com/xo/usql [2] https://github.com/xo/usql/blob/f94abe93593a2e2a2aff2d72ac86... [3] https://github.com/pawelsalawa/sqlitestudio
    comment by wslh · 2024-06-15 · in JetBrains DataGrip doesn't accept JSON1 data type
  10. https://github.com/xo/usql has a similar feel to it, with a variety of backends.
    comment by kermatt · 2024-06-07 · in Dblab: Interactive Terminal Client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3 and Oracle
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    Usql – Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
    story by thunderbong · 2022-12-30 · 0 comments
  12. …be used by allowing users to connect to a database in a similar fashion as something like usql ( https://github.com/xo/usql ), I would find the most power in a tool like PRQL is this setting: Ad hoc SQL queries. This would open the editor…
    comment by phplovesong · 2022-12-30 · in PRQL: a simple, powerful, pipelined SQL replacement
  13. …[1] https://github.com/google/zx#markdown-scripts [2] https://github.com/httpie/httpie [3] https://github.com/xo/usql
    comment by lf-non · 2022-03-22 · in Literate programming is much more than just commenting code
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    Usql v0.9.4
    story by kenshaw · 2021-08-29 · 0 comments
  15. …and many more. If that got your attention, give it a spin. Full release notes are available at https://github.com/xo/usql/releases . As always, all feedback and contributions are welcome.
    comment by nineinchnick · 2021-05-09 · in Usql 0.9.1 – Now with Autocomplete
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    Usql 0.9.1 – Now with Autocomplete
    story by nineinchnick · 2021-05-09 · 1 comment
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    Usql v0.8.2
    story by kenshaw · 2021-03-07 · 3 comments
  18. …that you might be able to build something on top of. [1] https://github.com/scgray/jsqsh [2] https://github.com/xo/usql
    comment by fayten · 2020-11-17 · in Graphics for JVM
  19. …SQL editors * PopSQL * TeamSQL * DataGrip * https://www.beekeeperstudio.io CLI tools * [usql](https://github.com/xo/usql/releases) * [dbcli](http://www.dbcli.com/)
    comment by gregwebs · 2020-07-31 · in Launch HN: BaseDash (YC S20) – Edit your database with the ease of a spreadsheet
  20. …excited. Sadly this is "just" a plain old CLI. Also: had to install with `go get -tags "no_sqlite3" -u github.com/xo/usql` since the sqlite3 package did not build. [1] https://www.pgcli.com/
    comment by the_duke · 2019-11-11 · in Usql – A Universal CLI for Databases
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    Usql – A Universal CLI for Databases
    story by nexuist · 2019-11-11 · 26 comments
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    Usql – Universal command-line interface for SQL databases
    story by pjf · 2018-06-14 · 51 comments
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    Usql: v0.7.0 released
    story by kenshaw · 2018-06-13 · 31 comments
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    Usql 0.6.0: universal command-line client for SQL databases
    story by kenshaw · 2018-01-15 · 0 comments
  25. Please try usql: go get -u -tags oracle github.com/xo/usql
    comment by kenshaw · 2017-12-23 · in DBCLI – Modern Suite of Database CLIs
  26. Or just use usql. go get -u github.com/xo/usql Autocompletion is the only feature it doesn't have compared to these, and it's significantly easier to work with, and works with more databases. Autocompletion will be done early next year.
    comment by kenshaw · 2017-12-23 · in DBCLI – Modern Suite of Database CLIs