Installing the CQLSH standalone tool
Install the CQLSH standalone tool using a binary tarball on any Linux-based platform to use CQLSH remotely on a DataStax database cluster.
This command line shell remotely connects to a DataStax database cluster. The tool is not required to run locally on a cluster node.
Prerequisites
The cqlsh Python script that starts CQLSH requires Python 2.7+ or Python 3.6+.
Both are supported for cqlsh.
Procedure
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DataStax CQLSH License Terms. By downloading this DataStax product, you agree to the terms of the EULA. |
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On the DataStax Download page, click Tools > CQLSH.
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If you agree with the license terms, select the CQLSH Terms checkbox, choose a compatible version, and click Tarball to download the tool.
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Unpack the distribution:
tar -xzvf cqlsh-6.8.tar.gzThe files are downloaded and extracted into the current directory.