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# `htsql-ctl`

Subtitle: | command line interface to HTSQL
Manual Section: | 1
Manual Group: | HTSQL Manual

## SYNOPSIS

    htsql-ctl <command> [options] [arguments]

## DESCRIPTION

HTSQL is a comprehensive navigational query language for relational databases. HTSQL is designed for data analysts and other accidental programmers who have complex business inquiries to solve and need a productive tool to write and share database queries.

The `htsql-ctl` command provides command line interface to HTSQL.

Run `htsql-ctl help` for general usage and list of commands. Run `htsql-ctl help <command>` for help on a specific command.

## COMMANDS

`help`
  Describe the usage of the application and its routines.
`version`
  Display HTSQL version.
`shell`
  Start an HTSQL shell.
`serve`
  Start an HTSQL web server.

## SEE ALSO

For more information, please visit http://htsql.org/.

## BUGS

Submit bug reports at https://bitbucket.org/prometheus/htsql/issues/new.

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