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# Explore The Database Schema
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The first thing I like to do when connecting to a database is get a quick lay
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of the land. What are the tables and what do they look like?
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I can list all tables with the `.tables` dot-command.
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```sql
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sqlite> .tables
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ingredient_amounts ingredients recipes
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```
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I can then look at the `create table` statement for specific tables to see what
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their schema looks like:
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```sql
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sqlite> .schema recipes
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CREATE TABLE recipes (
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id integer primary key,
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name varchar not null,
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description text not null,
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instructions text not null
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);
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```
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The `.schema` dot-command can also be used without any argument and it will
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display the schema for all tables of all connected databases.
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Run `.help` from the `sqlite3` prompt for more dot-command options.
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[source](https://www.sqlite.org/cli.html#querying_the_database_schema)
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