sql-format(3)

NAME

sql-format - SQL language, format SQL query

SYNOPSIS

n sql-format [ "sql-query" ]

DESCRIPTION

sql-format creates a new "*sql-format-#*" temporary buffer and inserts a formatted form of the current kill buffer. The formatting process attempts to make the SQL query more readable and manageable. The formatted string is also copied into the kill buffer, making it ready for pasting elsewhere.

The numeric argument n can be used to change the default behaviour of the command, where the bits are defined as follows:

0x01


If this bit is not set the sql-query string is prompted for rather than using the kill buffer.

0x02


If this bit is set then the reformatting takes the form of removing all excess white-spaces, reducing the query down to a single line.

SEE ALSO

sql(9).

Ref: sql-format(3) File: m3mac096.3 Date: 2024/05/21

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