1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/shell.c.in b/src/shell.c.in
index 8ce845ba4..4d4b172c2 100644
--- a/src/shell.c.in
+++ b/src/shell.c.in
@@ -7058,7 +7058,10 @@ static int arParseCommand(
       }
     }
   }
-
+  if( pAr->eCmd==0 ){
+    utf8_printf(stderr, "Required argument missing.  Usage:\n");
+    return arUsage(stderr);
+  }
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }