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+# SQL command to get those stats
+
+Needs to be run via the Galaxy Admin Stats Account
+
+# tool usage last 5 years
+```sql
+\set snapshot_date `date '+%Y-%m-01'`
+
+\copy (
+    SELECT 
+        DISTINCT REGEXP_REPLACE(j.tool_id, '(.*)/(.*)', '\1') AS tool_name,
+        COUNT(*) AS count,
+        date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) AS snapshot_date
+    FROM job j
+    WHERE j.create_time BETWEEN (date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) - INTERVAL '5 years') 
+                             AND date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE)
+    GROUP BY tool_name
+    ORDER BY count DESC
+) 
+TO :'tool_usage_5y_until_' || :'snapshot_date' || '.csv' WITH CSV HEADER;
+```
+
+# tool usage for ever
+```sql
+\set snapshot_date `date '+%Y-%m-01'`
+
+\copy (
+    SELECT 
+        DISTINCT REGEXP_REPLACE(j.tool_id, '(.*)/(.*)', '\1') AS tool_name,
+        COUNT(*) AS count,
+        date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) AS snapshot_date
+    FROM job j
+    WHERE j.create_time <= date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE)
+    GROUP BY tool_name
+    ORDER BY count DESC
+) 
+TO :'tool_usage_until_' || :'snapshot_date' || '.csv' WITH CSV HEADER;
+
+```
+
+# tool users last 5 years
+```sql
+\set snapshot_date `date '+%Y-%m-01'`
+
+\copy (
+    SELECT 
+        tool_name,
+        COUNT(*) AS count,
+        date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) AS snapshot_date
+    FROM (
+        SELECT 
+            DISTINCT REGEXP_REPLACE(tool_id, '(.*)/(.*)', '\1') AS tool_name,
+            user_id
+        FROM job
+        WHERE create_time BETWEEN (date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) - INTERVAL '5 years') 
+                              AND date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE)
+        GROUP BY tool_name, user_id
+    ) AS subquery
+    GROUP BY tool_name
+    ORDER BY count DESC
+) 
+TO :'tool_users_5y_until_' || :'snapshot_date' || '.csv' WITH CSV HEADER;
+
+```
+
+# tool users for ever
+```sql
+\set snapshot_date `date '+%Y-%m-01'`
+
+\copy (
+    SELECT 
+        tool_name,
+        COUNT(*) AS count,
+        date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE) AS snapshot_date
+    FROM (
+        SELECT DISTINCT 
+            REGEXP_REPLACE(tool_id, '(.*)/(.*)', '\1') AS tool_name,
+            user_id
+        FROM job
+        WHERE create_time <= date_trunc('month', CURRENT_DATE)
+        GROUP BY tool_name, user_id
+    ) AS subquery
+    GROUP BY tool_name
+    ORDER BY count DESC
+) 
+TO :'tool_users_until_' || :'snapshot_date' || '.csv' WITH CSV HEADER;
+```
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