How can I do a count distinct in sqlite?

Question

I have a table:

ref,type
1,red
2,red
3,green
4,blue
5,black
6,black

I want the result of a sqlite query to be:

red,2
green,         


        

Answer 1

A quick google gave me this: http://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users@sqlite.org/msg38339.html

select type, count(type) from table group by type;