There are numerous command-line parameters available for installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Included are several examples that can be customized to match your needs. All commands require ...

We’re excited to introduce mssql-scripter, a multi-platform command line experience for scripting SQL Server databases. mssql-scripter is the multiplatform command line equivalent of the widely used ...

When Wim Coekaerts, Microsoft's vice president for open source, took the stage at LinuxCon 2016 in Toronto last summer, he came not as an adversary, but as a longtime Linux enthusiast promising to ...

SQL Server 2005's Management Studio offers lots of new functionality, but you can't always use a GUI. Sometimes you need to run a script from the command line, especially for an upgrade or install ...

Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...