이 글을 쓰는 시점에서는 최신버전이 3.7.7.1 이지만 SQLite는 매우 자주 업데이트 된다. 중요한 프로젝트에 사용하고 있다면 지속적으로 체크해 최신버전으로 유지하는 것이 좋다.
.tar.gz 파일의 압축을 풀어보면, SQLite는 sqlite3.c, sqlite3.h, sqlite3ext.h로 되어있음을 알 수 있다. SQL을 지원하는 데이터베이스 라이브러리 치고는 소스가 잘 정돈되어있으며 주석(영문)도 잘 되어있다.
root@wl ~ # wget http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-autoconf-3070701.tar.gz
root@wl ~ # tar xvfz sqlite-autoconf-3070701.tar.gz
root@wl ~ # cd sqlite-autoconf-3070701
root@wl ~/sqlite-autoconf-3070701 # CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" ./configure
root@wl ~/sqlite-autoconf-3070701 # make
root@wl ~/sqlite-autoconf-3070701 # make install
사용
실행
root@wl ~ # sqlite3 test.sqlite
SQLite version 3.7.7.1 2011-06-28 17:39:05
Enter ".help" for instructions
Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";"
sqlite> .help
.backup ?DB? FILE Backup DB (default "main") to FILE
.bail ON|OFF Stop after hitting an error. Default OFF
.databases List names and files of attached databases
.dump ?TABLE? ... Dump the database in an SQL text format
If TABLE specified, only dump tables matching
LIKE pattern TABLE.
.echo ON|OFF Turn command echo on or off
.exit Exit this program
.explain ?ON|OFF? Turn output mode suitable for EXPLAIN on or off.
With no args, it turns EXPLAIN on.
.header(s) ON|OFF Turn display of headers on or off
.help Show this message
.import FILE TABLE Import data from FILE into TABLE
.indices ?TABLE? Show names of all indices
If TABLE specified, only show indices for tables
matching LIKE pattern TABLE.
.load FILE ?ENTRY? Load an extension library
.log FILE|off Turn logging on or off. FILE can be stderr/stdout
.mode MODE ?TABLE? Set output mode where MODE is one of:
csv Comma-separated values
column Left-aligned columns. (See .width)
html HTML <table> code
insert SQL insert statements for TABLE
line One value per line
list Values delimited by .separator string
tabs Tab-separated values
tcl TCL list elements
.nullvalue STRING Print STRING in place of NULL values
.output FILENAME Send output to FILENAME
.output stdout Send output to the screen
.prompt MAIN CONTINUE Replace the standard prompts
.quit Exit this program
.read FILENAME Execute SQL in FILENAME
.restore ?DB? FILE Restore content of DB (default "main") from FILE
.schema ?TABLE? Show the CREATE statements
If TABLE specified, only show tables matching
LIKE pattern TABLE.
.separator STRING Change separator used by output mode and .import
.show Show the current values for various settings
.tables ?TABLE? List names of tables
If TABLE specified, only list tables matching
LIKE pattern TABLE.
.timeout MS Try opening locked tables for MS milliseconds
.width NUM1 NUM2 ... Set column widths for "column" mode
.timer ON|OFF Turn the CPU timer measurement on or off
sqlite> .quit
root@wl ~ #