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title SQL Command Prompt Utilities (Database Engine)
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SQL Command Prompt Utilities (Database Engine)

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Command prompt utilities enable you to script [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] operations. The following table contains a list of many command prompt utilities that ship with [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].

For information on the main SQL gui and command-line tools, see SQL Tools Overview.

Utility Description Installed in
bcp Utility Used to copy data between an instance of [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] and a data file in a user-specified format. <drive:>\Program Files\[!INCLUDEmsCoName][!INCLUDEssNoVersion]\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Binn
dta Utility Used to analyze a workload and recommend physical design structures to optimize server performance for that workload. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
dtexec Utility Used to configure and execute an [!INCLUDEssISnoversion] package. A user interface version of this command prompt utility is called DTExecUI, which brings up the Execute Package Utility. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]DTS\Binn
dtutil Utility Used to manage SSIS packages. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]DTS\Binn
Deploy Model Solutions with the Deployment Utility Used to deploy [!INCLUDEssASnoversion] projects to instances of [!INCLUDEssASnoversion]. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn\VShell\Common7\IDE
osql Utility Allows you to enter [!INCLUDEtsql] statements, system procedures, and script files at the command prompt. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
Profiler Utility Used to start [!INCLUDEssSqlProfiler] from a command prompt. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
RS.exe Utility (SSRS) Used to run scripts designed for managing [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] report servers. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
rsconfig Utility (SSRS) Used to configure a report server connection. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
rskeymgmt Utility (SSRS) Used to manage encryption keys on a report server. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
sqlagent90 Application Used to start [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Agent from a command prompt. <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\<instance_name>\MSSQL\Binn
sqlcmd Utility Allows you to enter [!INCLUDEtsql] statements, system procedures, and script files at the command prompt. <drive:>\Program Files\[!INCLUDEmsCoName][!INCLUDEssNoVersion]\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Binn
SQLdiag Utility Used to collect diagnostic information for [!INCLUDEmsCoName] Customer Service and Support. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
sqllogship Application Used by applications to perform backup, copy, and restore operations and associated clean-up tasks for a log shipping configuration without running the backup, copy, and restore jobs. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
SqlLocalDB Utility An execution mode of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] targeted to program developers. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
sqlmaint Utility Used to execute database maintenance plans created in previous versions of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn
sqlps Utility Used to run PowerShell commands and scripts. Loads and registers the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] PowerShell provider and cmdlets. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn
sqlservr Application Used to start and stop an instance of [!INCLUDEssDE] from the command prompt for troubleshooting. <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn
Ssms Utility Used to start [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull] from a command prompt. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE
tablediff Utility Used to compare the data in two tables for non-convergence, which is useful when troubleshooting a replication topology. [!INCLUDEssInstallPathVar]COM

Command Prompt Utilities Syntax Conventions

Convention Used for
UPPERCASE Statements and terms used at the operating system level.
monospace Sample commands and program code.
italic User-supplied parameters.
bold Commands, parameters, and other syntax that must be typed exactly as shown.

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