SnowSQL (CLI client)¶
Note
Snowflake CLI is an open-source command-line tool explicitly designed for developer-centric workloads in addition to SQL operations. As an alternative to SnowSQL, Snowflake CLI lets you execute SQL commands as well as execute commands for other Snowflake products like Streamlit in Snowflake, Snowpark Container Services, and Snowflake Native App Framework. Snowflake recommends that you begin transitioning from SnowSQL to Snowflake CLI.
SnowSQL is the command line client for connecting to Snowflake to execute SQL queries and perform all DDL and DML operations, including loading data into and unloading data out of database tables.
SnowSQL (snowsql executable) can be run as an interactive shell or in batch mode through stdin or using the -f option.
SnowSQL is an example of an application developed using the Snowflake Connector for Python; however, the connector is not a prerequisite for installing SnowSQL. All required software for installing SnowSQL is bundled in the installers.
Snowflake provides platform-specific versions of SnowSQL for download for the following platforms:
Operating System |
Supported Versions |
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Linux |
CentOS 7, 8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, 8 |
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Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 or later |
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macOS |
10.14 or later |
Microsoft Windows |
Microsoft Windows 8 or later |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 |