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  SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

## Installation

Install the sqlite package.

Related packages are:

- sqlite-doc – most of the static HTML files that comprise this website, including all of the SQL Syntax and the C/C++ interface specs and other miscellaneous documentation [1]
- sqlite-analyzer – `sqlite3_analyzer` is a command-line utility program that measures and displays how much and how efficiently space is used by individual tables and indexes with an SQLite database file [2]
- sqlite-tcl – the Tcl interface to the SQLite library [3]
- php-sqlite – sqlite3 module for PHP (do not forget to enable it in `/etc/php/php.ini`)
- ruby-sqlite3 – Ruby bindings for the SQLite3 embedded database
- gambas3-gb-db-sqlite3 – Gambas3 Sqlite3 database access component

## Using sqlite3 command line shell

The SQLite library includes a simple command-line utility named sqlite3 that allows the user to manually enter and execute SQL commands against an SQLite database.

### Create a database

    $ sqlite3 databasename

### Create table

    sqlite> create table tblone(one varchar(10), two smallint);

### Insert data

    sqlite> insert into tblone values('helloworld',20);
    sqlite> insert into tblone values('archlinux', 30);

### Search database

    sqlite> select * from tblone;

    helloworld|20
    archlinux|30

See the sqlite docs.

## Software

- DB Browser for SQLite — High quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.

  https://sqlitebrowser.org/ || sqlitebrowser

- Sqliteman — Simple sqlite3 browser and editor.

  http://sqliteman.yarpen.cz/[dead link 2023-05-06 ⓘ] || sqlitemanAUR

- litecli — A command line interface for SQLite with auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

  https://litecli.com/ || litecliAUR

For tools supporting multiple DBMSs, see List of applications/Documents#Database tools.

## Using sqlite in shell script

See forum post.

## See also

- SQLite homepage
- SQLite Hammer
- Using SQLite - Oreilly Book
- SQLite - Apress Book

Category:

- Relational DBMSs

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- Pages with dead links