SQL Server CLI Querying

Toolchain Note

mssql-cli (Python-based) is deprecated but widely installed. sqlcmd (Go-based, go-sqlcmd) is the maintained successor with near-identical flags. Both are covered here — use whichever is available:

which mssql-cli || which sqlcmd

Connection String → CLI Flags

mssql-cli and sqlcmd do not accept a full connection string directly. Parse it first using the bundled helper: