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  • Getting started
  • Installation
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User Guide

  • User guide
  • Application settings
  • Export & Dump
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  • SQL Library & Scripts
  • Light scripting with JS
  • Command activity log
  • Glossary

Commands Reference

  • All commands →

Developers

  • Extending BroadSQL
  • Third-party dependencies
  • Security

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BroadSQL is a command-line SQL client that connects to multiple database types through a single, consistent shell. Start with Getting started, or jump straight to the command reference.

Getting started

Connect the CDF, add your first database connection, and run your first query.

Installation

Requirements, Windows and Linux setup.

User guide

The full guide, one page per topic.

Command reference

Every command: synonyms, arguments, examples.

Technical requirements

Bundled JDBC drivers and how to add another database type.

Security

How BroadSQL protects the credentials it stores.

Application settings

Every key in BroadSQL.ini / broadsqlux.ini.

Export & Dump

EXPORT and DUMP: formats, destination rules, per-format details.

PULL

Copy a query's results into H2, a spreadsheet, or a flat file.

Extending BroadSQL

Add custom commands from a plain JAR, no rebuild needed.

Glossary

BroadSQL-specific terms, in one place.

Third-party dependencies

Every bundled library, its version, and its license.

Release notes

What changed in each release.

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