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# sqlite3

From a remote shell to your device or from your host machine, you can use the sqlite3 command-line program to manage SQLite databases created by Android applications. The `sqlite3` tool includes many useful commands, such as `.dump` to print out the contents of a table and `.schema` to print the SQL CREATE statement for an existing table. The tool also gives you the ability to execute SQLite commands on the fly.

To use `sqlite3` from a remote shell:

1. Enter a remote shell by entering the following command:

       adb [-d|-e|-s {<serialNumber>}] shell

2. From a remote shell, start the `sqlite3` tool by entering the following command:

       sqlite3

   You can also optionally specify a full path to a database that you want to explore. Emulator/device instances store SQLite3 databases in the directory `/data/data/<package_name>/databases/`.

3. Once you invoke `sqlite3`, you can issue `sqlite3` commands in the shell. To exit and return to the adb remote shell, enter `exit` or press `CTRL+D`.

Here's an example:

    $ adb -s emulator-5554 shell
    # sqlite3 /data/data/com.example.google.rss.rssexample/databases/rssitems.db
    SQLite version 3.3.12
    Enter ".help" for instructions
    .... enter commands, then quit...
    # sqlite> .exit

To use `sqlite3` locally, instead of within a shell, pull the database file from the device and start `sqlite3`:

1. Copy a database file from your device to your host machine:

       adb pull <database-file-on-device>

2. Start the sqlite3 tool from the `/tools` directory, specifying the database file:

       sqlite3 <database-file-on-host>

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