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# DataFusion Command-line Interface

[DataFusion](https://datafusion.apache.org/) is an extensible query execution framework, written in Rust, that uses Apache Arrow as its in-memory format.

DataFusion CLI (`datafusion-cli`) is a small command line utility that runs SQL queries using the DataFusion engine.

# Frequently Asked Questions

## Where can I find more information?

See the [`datafusion-cli` documentation](https://datafusion.apache.org/user-guide/cli/index.html) for further information.

## How do I make my IDE work with `datafusion-cli`?

"open" the `datafusion/datafusion-cli` project as its own top level
project in my IDE (rather than opening `datafusion`)

The reason `datafusion-cli` is not part of the main workspace in
[`datafusion Cargo.toml`] file is that `datafusion-cli` is a binary and has a
checked in `Cargo.lock` file to ensure reproducible builds.

However, the `datafusion` and sub crates are intended for use as libraries and
thus do not have a `Cargo.lock` file checked in.

[`datafusion cargo.toml`]: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/blob/main/Cargo.toml