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sqlite-utils:tldr:e01e5
sqlite-utils: Create a table.
$ sqlite-utils create-table ${path-to-database-db} ${table_name} ${id integer name text height float photo blob --pk id}
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This command is using the sqlite-utils
package to create a new table in a SQLite database.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
sqlite-utils
: This is the command-line tool provided by thesqlite-utils
package.create-table
: This is the command within thesqlite-utils
tool that allows you to create a new table in a SQLite database.${path-to-database-db}
: This is the path to the SQLite database file where you want to create the table.${table_name}
: This is the name of the table you want to create in the database.-
${id integer name text height float photo blob --pk id}
: This part specifies the columns of the table and their corresponding data types. In this example, the table has five columns:id
: This is a column of typeinteger
and serves as the primary key (specified using--pk id
). Primary keys uniquely identify each row in the table.name
: This is a column of typetext
and stores textual data.height
: This is a column of typefloat
and stores decimal numbers.photo
: This is a column of typeblob
, which stands for binary large object, and it can store binary data such as images or files.
So, when you run this command, a new table with the specified columns will be created in the SQLite database file at the specified path.
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.