[
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "spatialite%20command%20seems%20to%20print%20a%20lot%20of%20verbose%20info%20when%20started.%20any%20way%20to%20quiet%3Fqueries"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Yes \u2014 there *is* a way to quiet (or suppress) the welcome/greeting/verbose startup message printed by the `spatialite` CLI tool. Use the `-silent` option. ([gis.stackexchange.com](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/381931/disable-greeting-message-from-spatialite-cmdline?utm_source=openai))\n\nHere\u2019s how to use it and what to expect:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udee0 Using the `-silent` Option\n\n- Run `spatialite` with the `-silent` flag. For example:\n\n  ```bash\n  echo \"SELECT 1;\" | spatialite -silent\n  ```\n\n- Without the flag, you\u2019ll get the SpatiaLite version, list of supported extensions, etc. With `-silent`, those startup messages are suppressed. Only the output of your SQL or queries appears. ([gis.stackexchange.com](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/381931/disable-greeting-message-from-spatialite-cmdline?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n### \u26a0\ufe0f What Doesn\u2019t Quiet Completely\n\nWhile `-silent` suppresses most of the greeting and initialization info, one user reported that *some* parts \u2014 specifically, certain \u201cvirtual\u201d extension names (like `VirtualXPath` in their case) \u2014 may still be printed. So it might not be totally silent in all builds or versions of SpatiaLite. ([gis.stackexchange.com](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/381931/disable-greeting-message-from-spatialite-cmdline?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you tell me your **SpatiaLite version** (e.g. `5.0.0`, `5.1.0`, etc.) and your **OS**, I can check whether your specific build still has residual startup noise even when using `-silent`."
    }
]