crash

================= The CrateDB Shell

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The CrateDB Shell (aka Crash) is an interactive command-line interface_ (CLI) tool for interacting with CrateDB.

Screenshot

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Documentation

The official documentation is available at CrateDB shell documentation_.

Installation

Python Package

Crash is available as a pip_ package.

To install, run::

pip install crash

Now, run it::

crash

To update, run::

pip install -U crash

Standalone

Crash is also available as a standalone executable that includes all the necessary dependencies.

First, download the executable file::

curl -o crash https://cdn.crate.io/downloads/releases/crash_standalone_latest

Then, set the executable bit::

chmod +x crash

Now, run it::

./crash

If you would like to run crash from any directory, and without the leading ./, the file has to be in a directory that is on your PATH_.

Troubleshooting

The documentation section about troubleshooting connection errors_ provides support and guidelines how to debug and resolve problems when connecting to CrateDB_ or CrateDB Cloud_.

Contributing

This project is primarily maintained by Crate.io_, but we welcome community contributions!

See the developer docs_ and the contribution docs_ for more information.

Help

Looking for more help? Check out our support channels_.

.. _command-line interface: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface .. _contribution docs: CONTRIBUTING.rst .. _Crate.io: https://cratedb.com/ .. _CrateDB: https://github.com/crate/crate .. _CrateDB Cloud: https://console.cratedb.cloud .. _CrateDB shell documentation: https://cratedb.com/docs/crate/crash/ .. _developer docs: DEVELOP.rst .. _PATH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable) .. _pip: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip .. _support channels: https://cratedb.com/support/ .. _troubleshooting connection errors: https://cratedb.com/docs/crate/crash/en/latest/troubleshooting.html