sqlcmd Utility
This utility lets you enter Transact-SQL statements, system procedures, and script files at the command prompt, in Query Editor in SQLCMD mode, in a Windows script file or in an operating system (Cmd.exe) job step of a SQL Server Agent job. This utility uses ODBC to execute Transact-SQL batches.
sqlcmd parameters list:
-a packet_size
-A (dedicated administrator connection)
-b (terminate batch job if there is an error)
-c batch_terminator
-C (trust the server certificate)
-d db_name
-e (echo input)
-E (use trusted connection)
-f codepage | i:codepage[,o:codepage] | o:codepage[,i:codepage]
-g (enable column encryption)
-G (use Azure Active Directory for authentication)
-h rows_per_header
-H workstation_name
-i input_file
-I (enable quoted identifiers)
-j (Print raw error messages)
-k[1 | 2] (remove or replace control characters)
-K application_intent
-l login_timeout
-L[c] (list servers, optional clean output)
-m error_level
-M multisubnet_failover
-N (encrypt connection)
-o output_file
-p[1] (print statistics, optional colon format)
-P password
-q "cmdline query"
-Q "cmdline query" (and exit)
-r[0 | 1] (msgs to stderr)
-R (use client regional settings)
-s col_separator
-S [protocol:]server[instance_name][,port]
-t query_timeout
-u (unicode output file)
-U login_id
-v var = "value"
-V error_severity_level
-w column_width
-W (remove trailing spaces)
-x (disable variable substitution)
-X[1] (disable commands, startup script, environment variables, optional exit)
-y variable_length_type_display_width
-Y fixed_length_type_display_width
-z new_password
-Z new_password (and exit)
-? (usage)
Querying Using SQLCMD:
The following picture shows how to create table in master database.
