snowsql:tldr:17372

snowsql: Execute commands from a specific file on the default connection.

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$ snowsql --filename ${filename-sql}

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The command snowsql --filename ${filename-sql} is used to execute Snowflake SQL statements stored in a specific file using the SnowSQL command-line client.

Let's break down the command:

snowsql: It is the command to launch the SnowSQL client, which is a command-line interface (CLI) provided by Snowflake for interacting with the Snowflake cloud data platform.
--filename: This is a flag or option that specifies the name of the file containing the SQL statements to be executed. It is followed by the actual file name.
${filename-sql}: This is a placeholder or variable syntax used to pass the name of the file to the command. The value of ${filename-sql} should be replaced with the actual name of the SQL file, which should have the .sql extension.

For example, if you have a file named query.sql containing SQL statements, you would execute the command as follows: snowsql --filename query.sql. This would execute the SQL statements present in the query.sql file and return the results in the SnowSQL client.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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