Netezza nzsql Internal Slash Options

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When you use the Netezza nzsql command in interactive mode, there are many options that you can use. These options, known as Netezza nzsql internal slash options, are called with a backslash (\).

Many of the internal slash options are the same as those available on the command line. In this article, we will check some of commonly used Netezza nzsql Internal Slash Options.

Netezza nzsql Internal Slash Options

Following are some commonly used Netezza nzsql internal slash commands:

Command Description
\? Lists the available internal slash commands.
\h Lists the available SQL commands.
\h cmd Displays help for a specific SQL command. For example: \h create table.
\q Quits nzsql.
\c[onnect] [dbname] [username] [password] Connect to new database.
\l Lists all databases.
\dt Lists all tables.
\dSt Lists all system tables.
\d table Describes a table.
\dv Lists all views.
\dSv Lists all system views.
\d view Describes a view.
\echo text Writes text to stdout.
\! cmd Shell escape or command. Runs a shell command without leaving the nzsqlsession.
\f <sep> Change field separator
\i <file> Read and execute queries from <file>
\set <var> <value> set internal variable
\unset <var> unset (delete) internal variable
\e [file] edit the current query buffer or [file] with external editor
\w <file> write current query buffer to a <file>
\r reset (clear) the query buffer
\p show the content of the current query buffer
\o [file] send all query results to [file], or |pipe

Netezza nzsql Internal Slash command examples

Example to display all database names using Netezza internal slash command:

SYSTEM.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> \l
 List of databases
 DATABASE | OWNER
-----------------+-------
 TEST| ADMIN
SYSTEM | ADMIN
(12 rows)

SYSTEM.ADMIN(ADMIN)=>

Switch to different database within nzsql:

SYSTEM.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> \c TEST
You are now connected to database TEST.
TEST.ADMIN(ADMIN)=>

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