# Meta-Commands




# Meta-Commands

## Available Commands

| Command | Description
|-|-
| [.autocomplete](/docs/reference/dot-commands/autocomplete) | Enable or disable autocomplete
| [.cache](/docs/reference/dot-commands/cache)               | Enable, disable or clear the query cache
| [.cache_ttl](/docs/reference/dot-commands/cache_ttl)        | Set the query cache TTL (time-to-live) for this session
| [.clear](/docs/reference/dot-commands/clear)               | Clear the console screen
| [.connections](/docs/reference/dot-commands/connections)   | List active connections
| [.exit](/docs/reference/dot-commands/exit)                 | Exit from steampipe terminal
| [.header](/docs/reference/dot-commands/header)             | Enable or disable column headers
| [.help](/docs/reference/dot-commands/help)                 |  Show steampipe help
| [.inspect](/docs/reference/dot-commands/inspect)           | View connection, table & column information
| [.multi](/docs/reference/dot-commands/multi)               | Enable or disable multiline mode
| [.output](/docs/reference/dot-commands/output)             | Set output format
| [.quit](/docs/reference/dot-commands/quit)                 | Exit from steampipe terminal
| [.search_path](/docs/reference/dot-commands/search_path)   | Display the current search path, or set the search_path by passing in a comma-separated list
| [.search_path_prefix](/docs/reference/dot-commands/search_path_prefix) | Set a prefix to the current search_path
| [.separator](/docs/reference/dot-commands/separator)       | Set csv output separator
| [.tables](/docs/reference/dot-commands/tables)             | List or describe tables
| [.timing](/docs/reference/dot-commands/timing)             | Enable or disable query execution timing