Copy table structure to new table in sqlite3

Question

Is there an easy way to copy an existing table structure to a new one? (dont need the data, only the structure -> like id INTEGER, name varchar(20) ...)

Thx

Answer 1

SQLite cannot clone table with PK, defaults and indices.

Hacking by another tool is necessary.

In shell, replace the table name by sed.

sqlite3 dbfile '.schema oldtable' | sed '1s/oldtable/newtable/' | sqlite3 dbfile

And you can check new table.

sqlite3 dbfile '.schema newtable'

Primary key, defaults and indices will be reserved.

I hope this command can help you.