---
name: arrow-cli
description: Use `arrow_cli` to connect to a Flight SQL server and run SQL.
---
# arrow_cli
`arrow_cli` is a command-line client for connecting to a Flight SQL server and executing SQL queries.
## Install
```bash
cargo install arrow_cli
```
After installation, confirm that the binary is available:
```bash
arrow_cli --version
```
## Usage
### Execute one SQL statement and exit
```bash
arrow_cli --host localhost --port 8900 --user admin --password abc --command "select 1"
```
Output:
```text
+----------+
| 1 |
+----------+
1 rows in set (tickets received in 0.008 sec, rows received in 0.012 sec)
```
### Pipe SQL through standard input
```bash
### Option: print the result schema
```bash
arrow_cli --host localhost --port 8900 --user admin --password abc --print-schema --command "select 1"
```
Output:
```text
+----------+
| 1 |
+----------+
Schema {
fields: [
Field {
name: "Int64(1)",
data_type: Int64,
},
],
metadata: {},
}
1 rows in set (tickets received in 0.008 sec, rows received in 0.010 sec)
```
### Option: output formats
- `--output table`: pretty table output with row count and timing summary
- `--output json`: line-delimited JSON rows
- `--output csv`: comma-separated rows without headers
- `--output tsv`: tab-separated rows without headers
- `--output psv`: pipe-separated rows without headers
Run `arrow_cli --help` for more usage details.