How to configure sqlite to display headers by defa

Question

Is there any way to configure sqlite3 so that the headers will display by default?

I know I can use .headers on to turn on headers, but I have to keep typing it every time I launch the client because the setting doesn't stick between sessions. I want the headers to be on permanently.

Answer 1

From the fine manual:

INIT FILE
sqlite3 reads an initialization file to set the configuration of the interactive environment. [...] If the file ~/.sqliterc exists, it is processed first. can be found in the user's home directory, it is read and processed. It should generally only contain meta-commands.

So just put a file called .sqliterc in your home directory and put this in it:

.headers ON

Answer 2

You can pass arguments in the command line too:

sqlite3 db.db  -header -column  "select x from y;"