dbiewlite-tui-0.5.0 is not a library.
dbiewlite-tui
Terminal UI for DBiewLite — a friendly, read-only database viewer for SQLite, DuckDB, and Parquet files.
Install
Usage
Features
- Browse tables with row counts — contents load as you move through the list
- Paginated, sortable data grid with horizontal scrolling for wide tables
- Scrollbars on both panels
- Schema inspector (column types, PKs, nullability)
- Details panel (
i) — size, engine, tables, views, indexes, row totals - SQL query input with readable, resizable results
- Export a table in the order you are viewing it, or export a query's results
- Vim-style navigation (
j/k,h/l) - Mouse and trackpad support
Keyboard Shortcuts
Press ? inside the app for the full list.
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Help | ? |
| Database details | i |
| Quit | q |
| Switch panel | Tab |
| Navigate up/down | ↑/↓ or k/j |
| Focus data grid | Enter |
| Move column cursor | ←/→ or h/l |
| Pan sideways | Shift+←/→ or H/L |
| Sort by cursor column | s |
| First/last column | Home/End |
| Half screen up/down | Ctrl+U/Ctrl+D |
| Prev/next page | PgUp/PgDn or [/] |
| First/last row | g/G |
| Enter query mode | / or : |
| Run query | Enter |
| Move through results | j/k, g/G, PgUp/PgDn |
| Grow/restore results | +/- |
| Clear query and results | Ctrl+U |
| Hide results / leave query | Esc |
| Toggle tables panel | Ctrl+B |
| Export table, or query results | Ctrl+E |
Mouse
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Scroll rows | Wheel / two-finger scroll |
| Pan sideways | Horizontal swipe or Shift+wheel |
| Select row and column | Click a cell or header |
License
MIT.
dbiew is statically linked and bundles SQLite (public domain) and DuckDB (MIT),
neither of which is DBiewLite's work. dbiew --licenses prints the full notice,
including the C and C++ libraries DuckDB compiles in.