sqlite3: useful examples

Android has sqlite3 as its database engine. Some useful examples on using sqlite3 are:

1. To open the system settings database:
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db

2. To check out tables of current database:
sqlite>.tables

3. To dump a table:
sqlite> .dump secure
BEGIN TRANSACTION;
CREATE TABLE secure (_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,name TEXT UNIQUE ON CONFLICT REPLACE,value TEXT);
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(1,'bluetooth_on','0');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(2,'data_roaming','0');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(3,'install_non_market_apps','0');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(4,'location_providers_allowed','network');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(5,'device_provisioned','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(6,'network_preference','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(7,'usb_mass_storage_enabled','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(9,'wifi_networks_available_notification_on','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(10,'mock_location','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(11,'enabled_input_methods','com.android.inputmethod.latin/.LatinIME');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(17,'wifi_on','1');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(20,'default_input_method','com.android.inputmethod.latin/.LatinIME');
INSERT INTO "secure" VALUES(21,'adb_enabled','1');
CREATE INDEX secureIndex1 ON secure (name);
COMMIT;
sqlite>

4. To insert an entry in the 'system' table
sqlite> insert into system (name, value) values ('an_example','7');

5. To update an entry in the 'system' table
sqlite> update system set value='8' where name='an_example';

6. To delete an entry in the 'system' table
sqlite> delete from system where name='an_example';

Reference:
http://www.shokhirev.com/nikolai/abc/sql/sql.html

Android build name decoding

JBQ at Google provides how to interpret Android build names at http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/3670ed63a7d9e3ab?hl=en.

Also mentioned in the above URL are status of branches and who should use what.