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Displays the differences between SQLite databases. Version 3.53.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.
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Package summary
Displays the differences between SQLite databases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sqldiff
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Project history and usage
sqldiff is the SQLite project's command-line database difference utility. It compares two SQLite databases and usually emits SQL that transforms the first database into the second.
Project history
sqldiff is documented as part of the official SQLite toolset rather than as a separate standalone project. The SQLite source repository is managed in Fossil at sqlite.org/src, and the SQLite README emphasizes that this Fossil repository contains the official source history.
Adoption history
As a small companion utility to SQLite, sqldiff is mostly adopted through SQLite-oriented packaging. The input metadata lists a Homebrew formula with the sqldiff executable, giving macOS and Linuxbrew users an easy way to install the database-diff tool without building SQLite source utilities themselves.
How it is used
The basic invocation is sqldiff database1.sqlite database2.sqlite. Options can emit summaries, limit comparison to schema or a table, wrap output in a transaction, or produce a binary changeset for SQLite's session extension.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about sqldiff because it is a tiny, official SQLite-adjacent CLI that does one packageable job well: inspect and script differences between database files. It is useful in migrations, fixtures, reproducible tests, and debugging binary database changes.
Timeline
- 2000: SQLite source history begins, according to the SQLite source README.
- Current docs: sqldiff is documented as sqldiff.exe, a command-line database difference utility.
- 2023: sqldiff documentation page last updated on 2023-01-06.
Related projects
- sqldiff is related to SQLite itself and to the SQLite session extension when using the --changeset mode.
Sources
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite#readme
- https://www.sqlite.org/sqldiff.html
- https://www.sqlite.org/src
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sqldiff. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sqldiff | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.53.4
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sqldiff |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.53.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.sqlite.org/sqldiff.html |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T14:38:49Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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