MDB Tools comes with a set of command line utilties that allow mdb files to be used in shell scripting, extraction to another database, and similar functions. Each program is documented in its man page. A brief synopsis follows.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
mdb-tables |
list tables in the specified file |
mdb-schema |
generate schema DDL for the specified file |
mdb-export |
generate CSV style output for a table |
mdb-ver |
display the version of the specified file |
mdb-header |
support for using MDB data in C |
mdb-parsecsv |
support for using MDB data in C |
mdb-sql |
command line SQL query tool |