sql2csv-cmd

sql2csv-cmd

cli application for extracting data as csv from a PostgreSQL database using sql

Usage

Usage of sql2csv-cmd:
  -c string
    	connection string for the database: postgres://user:pass@host:port/dbname
  -d string
    	hostname for database as defined in .pgpass
  -f string
    	file containing query to run eg. query.sql
  -o string
    	output filename eg. result.csv
  -q string
    	query to run
  -t int
    	query timeout in seconds
  -v	verbose mode

Example

sql2csv-cmd -d db.example.com -q "SELECT * FROM public.users" -o users.csv

sql2csv-cmd -d db.example.com -f query.sql -o query.csv

Installation

Linux amd64

# install
curl -L https://github.com/frederikhs/sql2csv-cmd/releases/latest/download/sql2csv-cmd_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz -o sql2csv-cmd.tar.gz
tar -xvf sql2csv-cmd.tar.gz
sudo mv sql2csv-cmd /usr/local/bin/sql2csv-cmd

# clean up
rm sql2csv-cmd.tar.gz

.pgpass

sql2csv-cmd uses the .pgpass file that resides in the $HOME directory of the user running the program.

Example of a connection configuration in the .pgpass file

<HOST>:<PORT>:<DATABASE>:<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>