Installation

Cargo

If you have Rust installed:

cargo install sql-splitter

Don’t have Rust? Install it from rustup.rs.

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases:

Platform	Download
Linux x86_64	sql-splitter-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Linux ARM64	sql-splitter-linux-arm64.tar.gz
macOS Intel	sql-splitter-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
macOS Apple Silicon	sql-splitter-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
Windows x86_64	sql-splitter-windows-amd64.zip

From Source

git clone https://github.com/helgesverre/sql-splitter
cd sql-splitter
make install # Installs binary + shell completions + man pages

From GitHub

cargo install --git https://github.com/helgesverre/sql-splitter

Optimized Build

For maximum performance, build with CPU-specific optimizations:

RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build --release

Verify Installation

sql-splitter --version

This should output sql-splitter followed by the version number.

Shell Completions

Shell completions are automatically installed with make install. For manual installation:

# Bash (user)
sql-splitter completions bash >> ~/.bashrc

# Zsh (oh-my-zsh)
sql-splitter completions zsh > ~/.oh-my-zsh/completions/_sql-splitter

# Fish
sql-splitter completions fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/sql-splitter.fish

See the completions command for more options.

Man Pages

View documentation with man sql-splitter or man sql-splitter-diff.

For cargo install users, install man pages manually:

git clone https://github.com/helgesverre/sql-splitter
cd sql-splitter
make install-man