.#

.# repeats a previous SQL a number of times.

This command is primarily designed for developers to resend a previous SQL to the database.

Syntax

usage: .# [number]

You can use the shorthand syntax like the following.

.5

which is the same as

.# 5

Example

INSERT INTO MyTable
SELECT a + (SELECT MAX(a) FROM MyTable),
       'POINT(' || (a + (SELECT MAX(a) FROM MyTable)) || ' ' || (a + (SELECT MAX(a) FROM MyTable)) || ')'
FROM MyTable;

-- Looks like that we need more data.
.4

See Also

  • .repeat - which repeats a following SQL a number of times.