Sqsh (pronouncedskwish), short for SQSHell (pronounced s-q-shell), is afree and open-source substitute forisql, the interactiveSQLclient supplied withSybase'sAdaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)relational database management system.

isql and sqsh are, essentially, rudimentary command-line tools for issuingTransact-SQL commands to an ASE Server and receiving and displaying results.

Sqsh supports, among others, command history, aliases and piping output to or from external programs and sources. It runs on various flavours ofUnix, includingLinux as well asWindows through theCygwin libraries.

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• Sqsh man page
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  • Tricks with sqsh
  • Use sqsh, not isql

• Database administration tools
• Free software programmed in C