sqlite-utils rows --limit and --offset options, closes #381

docs/cli-reference.rst

@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ See :ref:`cli_rows`.
 
     Options:
       -c, --column TEXT      Columns to return
+      --limit INTEGER        Number of rows to return - defaults to everything
+      --offset INTEGER       SQL offset to use
       --nl                   Output newline-delimited JSON
       --arrays               Output rows as arrays instead of objects
       --csv                  Output CSV

docs/cli.rst

@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ You can use the ``-c`` option to specify a subset of columns to return::
     [{"age": 4, "name": "Cleo"},
      {"age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"}]
 
+Use ``--limit N`` to only return the first ``N`` rows. Use ``--offset N`` to return rows starting from the specified offset.
+
 .. _cli_tables:
 
 Listing tables

sqlite_utils/cli.py

@@ -1723,6 +1723,16 @@ def search(
 )
 @click.argument("dbtable")
 @click.option("-c", "--column", type=str, multiple=True, help="Columns to return")
+@click.option(
+    "--limit",
+    type=int,
+    help="Number of rows to return - defaults to everything",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--offset",
+    type=int,
+    help="SQL offset to use",
+)
 @output_options
 @load_extension_option
 @click.pass_context
@@ -1731,6 +1741,8 @@ def rows(
     path,
     dbtable,
     column,
+    limit,
+    offset,
     nl,
     arrays,
     csv,
@@ -1745,10 +1757,15 @@ def rows(
     columns = "*"
     if column:
         columns = ", ".join("[{}]".format(c) for c in column)
+    sql = "select {} from [{}]".format(columns, dbtable)
+    if limit:
+        sql += " limit {}".format(limit)
+    if offset:
+        sql += " offset {}".format(offset)
     ctx.invoke(
         query,
         path=path,
-        sql="select {} from [{}]".format(columns, dbtable),
+        sql=sql,
         nl=nl,
         arrays=arrays,
         csv=csv,

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -851,6 +851,14 @@ def test_query_memory_does_not_create_file(tmpdir):
             ["--nl", "-c", "age", "-c", "name"],
             '{"age": 4, "name": "Cleo"}\n{"age": 2, "name": "Pancakes"}',
         ),
+        (
+            ["-c", "name", "--limit", "1"],
+            '[{"name": "Cleo"}]',
+        ),
+        (
+            ["-c", "name", "--limit", "1", "--offset", "1"],
+            '[{"name": "Pancakes"}]',
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_rows(db_path, args, expected):