---
name: "cowsql"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "go-cowsql"
version: "1.22.0-2+b8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cowsql"
---

# cowsql(1)

distributed sqlite shell

## NAME

cowsql - distributed sqlite shell

## DESCRIPTION

**cowsql is a Standard SQLite-like cowsql shell. It supports normal SQL queries** plus the special .cluster and .leader commands to inspect the cluster members and the current leader.\
 It can be used along with [**cowsql-demo**(1)](/cowsql-demo/1.md).

### Usage:

-

  cowsql **-s** \<servers\> \<database\> \[command\] \[flags\]

### Flags:

- **-c**, **--cert** string

  public TLS cert

- **-f**, **--format** string

  output format (tabular, json) (default "tabular")

- **-h**, **--help**

  help

- **-k**, **--key** string

  private TLS key

- **-s**, **--servers** strings

  comma-separated list of db servers, or file://\<store\>

## SEE ALSO

[**cowsql-demo**(1)](/cowsql-demo/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Free Ekanayaka \<freee@debian.org\>