Shell Utility Commands

The following sections describe the utility commands accessed through "java -jar" <kvhome>/lib/sql.jar <command>".

The interactive prompt for the shell is:

sql->

The shell comprises a number of commands. All commands accept the following flags:

• -help

  Displays online help for the command.

• ?

  Synonymous with -help. Displays online help for the command.

The shell commands have the following general format:

1. All commands are structured like this:

   sql-> command [arguments]

2. All arguments are specified using flags that start with “-“

3. Commands and subcommands are case-insensitive and match on partial strings(prefixes) if possible. The arguments, however, are case-sensitive.

4. All commands must terminate with a semicolon “;”