# Stand-alone tools and utilities

These classes are in the package org.apache.derby.tools.

For information about these classes, see the Derby Tools and Utilities Guide.

- org.apache.derby.tools.ij

  An SQL scripting tool that can run as an embedded or a remote client/server application.

- org.apache.derby.tools.sysinfo

  A command-line, server-side utility that displays information about your Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and Derby product.

- org.apache.derby.tools.dblook

  A utility to view all or parts of the Data Definition Language (DDL) for a given database.

- org.apache.derby.tools.SignatureChecker

  A utility that identifies any SQL functions and procedures in a database that do not follow the SQL Standard argument matching rules described in Argument matching.

Derby also supports some optional tools that are described in the "Optional tools" section of the Derby Tools and Utilities Guide.

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