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=head1 NAME

App::AltSQL - A drop in replacement to the MySQL prompt with a pluggable Perl interface

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  ./altsql -h <host> -u <username> -D <database> -p<password>

  altsql> select * from film limit 4;
  ╒═════════╤══════════════════╤════════════════════════════
  │ film_id │ title            │ description                
  ╞═════════╪══════════════════╪════════════════════════════
  │       1 │ ACADEMY DINOSAUR │ A Epic Drama of a Feminist 
  │       2 │ ACE GOLDFINGER   │ A Astounding Epistle of a D
  │       3 │ ADAPTATION HOLES │ A Astounding Reflection of 
  │       4 │ AFFAIR PREJUDICE │ A Fanciful Documentary of a
  ╘═════════╧══════════════════╧════════════════════════════
  4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

=head1 DESCRIPTION

AltSQL is a way to improve your user experience with C<mysql>, C<sqlite3>, C<psql> and other tools that Perl has L<DBI> drivers for.  Currently written for MySQL only, the long term goal of this project is to provide users of the various SQL-based databases with a familiar command line interface but with modern improvements such as color, unicode box tables, and tweaks to the user interface that are fast and easy to prototype and experiment with.

=head1 INSTALLATION

It's best to use CPAN or L<cpanm|App::cpanminus> to install this application.  Should be as simple as:

  $ sudo cpanm App::AltSQL

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2012 Eric Waters and Shutterstock Images (http://shutterstock.com).  All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

=head1 AUTHOR

Eric Waters <ewaters@gmail.com>

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