| = Inserting and querying |
| |
| The API for Cassandra is xref:cql/ddl.adoc[`CQL`, the Cassandra Query Language]. To |
| use CQL, you will need to connect to the cluster, using either: |
| |
| * `cqlsh`, a shell for CQL |
| * a client driver for Cassandra |
| * for the adventurous, check out https://zeppelin.apache.org/docs/0.7.0/interpreter/cassandra.html[Apache Zeppelin], a notebook-style tool |
| |
| == CQLSH |
| |
| `cqlsh` is a command-line shell for interacting with Cassandra using |
| CQL. It is shipped with every Cassandra package, and can be found in the |
| `bin` directory alongside the `cassandra` executable. It connects to the |
| single node specified on the command line. For example: |
| |
| [source, shell] |
| ---- |
| include::example$BASH/cqlsh_localhost.sh[] |
| ---- |
| [source, cql] |
| ---- |
| include::example$RESULTS/cqlsh_localhost.result[] |
| ---- |
| If the command is used without specifying a node, `localhost` is the default. See the xref:tools/cqlsh.adoc[`cqlsh` section] for full documentation. |
| |
| == Client drivers |
| |
| A lot of xref:getting_started/drivers.adoc[client drivers] are provided by the Community and a list of |
| known drivers is provided. You should refer to the documentation of each driver |
| for more information. |
