The page is here: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/sqlite/sqlite_detach_database.htm in the Example section. sqlite>.databases seq name file --- --------------- ---------------------- 0 main /home/sqlite/testDB.db 2 test /home/sqlite/testDB.db 3 currentDB /home/sqlite/testDB.db Are "main" "test" and "currentDB" just C pointers to the same database file(testDB.db)?