# SQLite interactive shell

```
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.45.1 2024-01-30 16:01:20
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.

sqlite> .version
SQLite 3.45.1 2024-01-30 16:01:20 e876e51a0ed5c5b3126f52e532044363a014bc594cfefa87ffb5b82257ccalt1
zlib version 1.3
gcc-13.2.0 (64-bit)

sqlite> .help
...

sqlite> .quit
```


