Documentation / Commands / DUPLICATE CONNECTION

DUPLICATE CONNECTION

Core command DUP CO DUPCO

Duplicates an existing database connection under a new ID

Arguments

<sourceId> <newId> (both mandatory) an existing, active connection ID, and the new connection's ID

Examples

DUPLICATE CONNECTION MYDB01 MYDB02;

Notes

Duplicates an existing database connection under a new ID: `DUPLICATE CONNECTION <sourceId> <newId>`.

sourceId must name an active connection - a distinct message is shown when it names an inactive one instead of the generic "must provide a valid ID". newId follows the exact same collision rules as ADD CONNECTION: already in use by an active connection fails, already in use by an inactive one offers to reactivate it instead (discarding the duplication).

Every field (Name, Type, URL, User Name, User Password, Database Group, Environment, Comment) is pre-filled from sourceId's connection, then the same interactive wizard as ADD/EDIT CONNECTION runs, ending in a [y/n/c] confirmation, so the new connection never ends up an exact untouched clone unless the user explicitly keeps every value as-is.

Last modified in release 5.1.6.