Run command-line SQLite 3 query and exit
We can use the -cmd option with sqlite3 to run a query, but then sqlite3 opens the database and waits in there for interactive input. How can we run a query on sqlite3 from the command line and exit?
Solution 1:
Just include the command in quotes after the database file argument.
For example, the following creates a table called abc:
sqlite3 test.db 'create table abc (col0 int)'
Solution 2:
You can use the .exit command (1), to exit gracefully:
sqlite3 test.db "select * from abc;" ".exit"
Documentation: Command Line Shell For SQLite.