2 Getting started with DuckDB
This chapter covers
- Installing and learning how to use the DuckDB command-line interface
- Executing commands in the DuckDB CLI
- Querying remote files
Now that we have an understanding of what DuckDB is and why it came into prominence in the early 2020s, it’s time to get familiar with it. This chapter will be centered on the DuckDB command-line interface (CLI). We’ll learn how to install it on various environments, before learning about the its built-in commands. We’ll conclude by querying a remote CSV file.
2.1 Supported environments
DuckDB is available for a range of different programming languages and operating systems (Linux, Windows, and macOS) both for Intel/AMD and ARM architectures. At the time ...
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