Package: vcli
AVerticaclient that does auto-completion and syntax highlighting, based onpgcli.InstallationJust install it like a regular Python package:$ pip install vcliYou’ll probably see some permission errors if you’re installing it on the
system-wide Python. If that’s what you want to do, you need tosudo:$ sudo pip install vcliTo upgrade vcli, do:$ pip install -U vcliUsageConnecting to a Database$ vcli --help
Usage: vcli [OPTIONS] [DATABASE]

Options:
  -h, --host TEXT        Database server host address  [default: localhost]
  -p, --port INTEGER     Database server port  [default: 5433]
  -U, --user TEXT        Database username  [default: CURRENT_USER]
  -W, --prompt-password  Prompt for password  [default: False]
  -w, --password TEXT    Database password  [default: ]
  -v, --version          Print version and exit
  --vclirc TEXT          Location of .vclirc file  [default: ~/.vclirc]
  --help                 Show this message and exit.ExamplesUse URL to connect:$ vcli vertica://dbadmin:pass@localhost:5433/mydbPrompt for password:$ vcli -h localhost -U dbadmin -W -p 5433 mydbDon’t prompt for password:$ vcli -h localhost -U dbadmin -w pass -p 5433 mydbUse VERTICA_URL environment variable:$ VERTICA_URL=vertica://dbadmin:pass@localhost:5433/mydb vcliSpecial Commandsvcli_demo=> \h
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Command             | Description                          |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------|
| \#                  | Refresh auto-completions             |
| \?                  | Show help                            |
| \a                  | Aligned or unaligned                 |
| \c[onnect] [DBNAME] | Connect to a new database            |
| \d [PATTERN]        | List or describe tables              |
| \dS [PATTERN]       | List system tables                   |
| \dT [PATTERN]       | List data types                      |
| \df [PATTERN]       | List functions                       |
| \dj [PATTERN]       | List projections                     |
| \dn [PATTERN]       | List schemas                         |
| \dp [PATTERN]       | List access privileges               |
| \ds [PATTERN]       | List sequences                       |
| \dt [PATTERN]       | List tables                          |
| \dtv [PATTERN]      | List tables and views                |
| \du [PATTERN]       | List users                           |
| \dv [PATTERN]       | List views                           |
| \e [FILE]           | Edit the query with external editor  |
| \h                  | Show help                            |
| \i FILE             | Execute commands from file           |
| \l                  | List databases                       |
| \n[+] [NAME]        | List or execute named queries        |
| \nd [NAME]          | Delete a named query                 |
| \ns NAME QUERY      | Save a named query                   |
| \o [FILE]           | Output to file or stdout             |
| \q                  | Quit vcli                            |
| \refresh            | Refresh auto-completions             |
| \t                  | Toggle header                        |
| \timing             | Toggle timing of commands            |
| \x                  | Toggle expanded output               |
| \z [PATTERN]        | List access privileges (same as \dp) |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+ThanksThanks topgcli. Most of the hard work, especially the auto-completion part,
were already done well by the pgcli core team. vcli wouldn’t be possible if it
weren’t for them.