Aliases#
You can assign an alias to a Datasette database using the dclient alias
command:
dclient alias add content https://datasette.io/content
You can list aliases with dclient alias list
:
$ dclient alias list
content = https://datasette.io/content
Once registered, you can pass an alias to commands such as dclient query
:
dclient query content "select * from news limit 1"
dclient alias –help#
Usage: dclient alias [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Manage aliases for different instances
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
add Add an alias
list List aliases
remove Remove an alias
dclient alias list –help#
Usage: dclient alias list [OPTIONS]
List aliases
Example usage:
dclient aliases list
Options:
--json Output raw JSON
--help Show this message and exit.
dclient alias add –help#
Usage: dclient alias add [OPTIONS] NAME URL
Add an alias
Example usage:
dclient alias add content https://datasette.io/content
Then:
dclient query content 'select * from news limit 3'
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
dclient alias remove –help#
Usage: dclient alias remove [OPTIONS] NAME
Remove an alias
Example usage:
dclient alias remove content
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.