Index: src/shell.c.in
==================================================================
--- src/shell.c.in
+++ src/shell.c.in
@@ -2893,10 +2893,13 @@
 
 /*
 ** Text of a help message
 */
 static char zHelp[] =
+#if defined(SQLITE_HAVE_ZLIB) && !defined(SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE)
+  ".archive ...           Manage SQL archives: \".archive --help\" for details\n"
+#endif
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_AUTHORIZATION
   ".auth ON|OFF           Show authorizer callbacks\n"
 #endif
   ".backup ?DB? FILE      Backup DB (default \"main\") to FILE\n"
   ".bail on|off           Stop after hitting an error.  Default OFF\n"
@@ -4294,10 +4297,14 @@
   raw_printf(stderr, "Where sub-commands are:\n");
   raw_printf(stderr, "    fkey-indexes\n");
   return SQLITE_ERROR;
 }
 
+#if !defined(SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE) && defined(SQLITE_HAVE_ZLIB)
+/*********************************************************************************
+** The ".archive" or ".ar" command.
+*/
 static void shellPrepare(
   sqlite3 *db, 
   int *pRc, 
   const char *zSql, 
   sqlite3_stmt **ppStmt
@@ -4363,12 +4370,11 @@
       raw_printf(stderr, "SQL error: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
     }
     *pRc = rc;
   }
 }
-
-/* 
+/*
 ** Structure representing a single ".ar" command.
 */
 typedef struct ArCommand ArCommand;
 struct ArCommand {
   int eCmd;                       /* An AR_CMD_* value */
@@ -5032,10 +5038,13 @@
     }
   }
 
   return rc;
 }
+/* End of the ".archive" or ".ar" command logic
+**********************************************************************************/
+#endif /* !defined(SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE) && defined(SQLITE_HAVE_ZLIB) */
 
 /*
 ** Implementation of ".expert" dot command.
 */
 static int expertDotCommand(
@@ -5154,12 +5163,12 @@
       sqlite3_set_authorizer(p->db, 0, 0);
     }
   }else
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
-  if( c=='a' && strncmp(azArg[0], "ar", n)==0 ){
+#if !defined(SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE) && defined(SQLITE_HAVE_ZLIB)
+  if( c=='a' && strncmp(azArg[0], "archive", n)==0 ){
     open_db(p, 0);
     rc = arDotCommand(p, azArg, nArg);
   }else
 #endif