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** The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of
** a legal notice, here is a blessing:
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** May you do good and not evil.
** May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
** May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
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SQLite Is Public Domain
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The SQLite source code, including all of the files in the directories
listed in the bullets below are
[Public Domain](https://sqlite.org/copyright.html).
The authors have submitted written affidavits releasing their work to
the public for any use. Every byte of the public-domain code can be
traced back to the original authors. The files of this repository
that are public domain include the following:
* All of the primary SQLite source code files found in the
[src/ directory](https://sqlite.org/src/tree/src?type=tree&expand)
* All of the test cases and testing code in the
[test/ directory](https://sqlite.org/src/tree/test?type=tree&expand)
* All of the SQLite extension source code and test cases in the
[ext/ directory](https://sqlite.org/src/tree/ext?type=tree&expand)
* All code that ends up in the "sqlite3.c" and "sqlite3.h" build products
that actually implement the SQLite RDBMS.
* All of the code used to compile the
[command-line interface](https://sqlite.org/cli.html)
* All of the code used to build various utility programs such as
"sqldiff", "sqlite3_rsync", and "sqlite3_analyzer".
The public domain source files usually contain a header comment
similar to the following to make it clear that the software is
public domain.
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The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of
a legal notice, here is a blessing:
* May you do good and not evil.
* May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
* May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
~~~
Almost every file you find in this source repository will be
public domain. But there are a small number of exceptions:
Non-Public-Domain Code Included With This Source Repository AS A Convenience
Last Published Wednesday, October 22, 2025