---
name: "qli"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "firebird2.5-server-common"
version: "2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qli"
---

# qli(1)

Query Language Interpreter

## NAME

qli — Query Language Interpreter

## SYNOPSIS

**qli** \[ -a *application\_file*\]  \[ -b *buffers*\]  \[ -i *startup\_file*\]  \[ -n \]  \[ -p *password*\]  \[ -t \]  \[ -u *username*\]  \[ -v \]  \[ -x \]  \[ -y \]  \[ -z \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **qli** command.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a (free) manual page.  Instead, it has non-free documentation you can get from  InterBase (Borland) or FireBird project sites; see at the end  of the document.

**qli** is an interpreter for a query language on  Firebird and Interbase databases.

**qli** is mainly provide for backwards  compatibility for Interbase 4.0 and 3.3 and isn't supported anymore at the moment.  This manpage has been reconstructed from the source of the qli tool and is likely  to contain mistakes. If you find any, please report them as bugs.

## OPTIONS

### -a *application\_file*

Set the *application\_file*.

### -b *buffers*

Sets buffers to *buffers*.

### -i *startup\_file*

Set the *startup\_file*.

### -n

Turn off the banner flag.

### -p *password*

Sets the *password*.

### -t

Turn on sw\_trace.

### -u *username*

Sets the *username*.

### -v

Turn on verifying.

### -x

Turn on debugging. It can be changed with an internal command as well.

### -y

Turn on QLI\_trace.

### -z

Prints out the version number before other actions.

## SEE ALSO

[gbak(1)](/gbak/1.md), [gdef(1)](/gdef/1.md), [gfix(1)](/gfix/1.md),  [gpre(1)](/gpre/1.md), [gsec(1)](/gsec/1.md),  [fbstat(1)](/fbstat/1.md), [isql-fb(1)](/isql-fb/1.md).

Additional documentation about **qli** and  other **Firebird** parts can be found on the Firebird Project website.

For more information about Firebird project, visit  http://www.firebirdsql.org/.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Remco Seesink \<raseesink@hotpop.com\> for Debian  GNU/Linux but may be used by others.

## COPYRIGHT

This document is public domain. See http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-firebird-general/2007-January/000820.html