teradata/bteq repository overview

⁠Teradata BTEQ (technical preview)

Basic Teradata Query (BTEQ) is a general-purpose, multi-platform commandline client utility that enables ad hoc and batch submission of Structured Query Language (SQL) requests to one or more instances of Analytics Database. It is typically used for report generation and lower-volume data load/unload. BTEQ formats the query results and returns them to the screen or to one or more files.

Below Teradata Client tools are included in this image.

• Teradata BTEQ
• Teradata Wallet

⁠How to use this image

Start a container

docker run -d -e "accept_license=Y" -it teradata/bteq:latest

Note: This image now runs with a non-root user (ttuuser) by default for enhanced security.

Run with root user (if needed)

If you need to run the container as root user, use the --user parameter:

docker run -d -e "accept_license=Y" --user root -it teradata/bteq:latest

List running containers

Run the following command to list all running Docker containers.

docker ps

Enter into a container

docker exec -it <container-id> bash

⁠License

By passing the value Y to the environment variable accept_license, you are expressing that you have a valid and existing license for Teradata Tools and Utilities that you intend to use. The License Agreement for this product can be viewed from https://downloads.teradata.com/download/license/download-agreement-teradata-tools-utilities. A copy of the License Agreement also exists in /opt/teradata/client/17.20 directory in