mysqlimport(1)
NAME
mysqlimport - a data import program
SYNOPSIS
mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 ...
DESCRIPTION
The mysqlimport client provides a command-line interface to the LOAD
DATA INFILE SQL statement. Most options to mysqlimport correspond
directly to clauses of LOAD DATA INFILE syntax.
Invoke mysqlimport like this:
shell> mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 [textfile2 ...]
For each text file named on the command line, mysqlimport strips any
extension from the file name and uses the result to determine the name
of the table into which to import the files contents. For example,
files named patient.txt, patient.text, and patient all would be
imported into a table named patient.
mysqldump supports the following options, which can be specified on the
command line or in the [mysqldump] and [client] option file groups.
mysqldump also supports the options for processing option files.
* --help, -?
Display a help message and exit.
* --character-sets-dir=path
The directory where character sets are installed.
* --columns=column_list, -c column_list
This option takes a comma-separated list of column names as its
value. The order of the column names indicates how to match data
file columns with table columns.
* --compress, -C
Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
both support compression.
* --debug[=debug_options], -# [debug_options]
Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string is
d:t:o,file_name. The default is d:t:o.
* --debug-check
Print some debugging information when the program exits.
* --debug-info
Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics
when the program exits.
* --default-auth=plugin_name
Default authentication client-side plugin to use.
* --default-character-set=charset_name
Use charset_name as the default character set.
* --defaults-extra-file=filename
Set filename as the file to read default options from after the
global defaults files has been read. Must be given as first
option.
* --defaults-file=filename
Set filename as the file to read default options from, override
global defaults files. Must be given as first option.
* --delete, -d
Empty the table before importing the text file.
* --fields-terminated-by=..., --fields-enclosed-by=...,
--fields-optionally-enclosed-by=..., --fields-escaped-by=...
These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses
for LOAD DATA INFILE.
* --force, -f
Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file does not
exist, continue processing any remaining files. Without --force,
mysqlimport exits if a table does not exist.
* --host=host_name, -h host_name
Import data to the MariaDB server on the given host. The default
host is localhost.
* --ignore, -i
See the description for the --replace option.
* --ignore-lines=N
Ignore the first N lines of the data file.
* --lines-terminated-by=...
This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for
LOAD DATA INFILE. For example, to import Windows files that have
lines terminated with carriage return/linefeed pairs, use
--lines-terminated-by="\r\n". (You might have to double the
backslashes, depending on the escaping conventions of your command
interpreter.).
* --local, -L
Read input files locally from the client host.
* --lock-tables, -l
Lock all tables for writing before processing any text files. This
ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.
* --low-priority
Use LOW_PRIORITY when loading the table. This affects only storage
engines that use only table-level locking (such as MyISAM, MEMORY,
and MERGE).
* --no-defaults
Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
given as the first argument.
* --password[=password], -p[password]
The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
and the password. If you omit the password value following the
--password or -p option on the command line, mysqlimport prompts
for one.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password
on the command line.
* --pipe, -W
On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option
applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.
* --plugin-dir=name
Directory for client-side plugins.
* --port=port_num, -P port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
* --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is
useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a
protocol to be used other than the one you want.
* --print-defaults
Print the program argument list and exit. This must be given as
the first argument.
* --replace, -r
The --replace and --ignore options control handling of input rows
that duplicate existing rows on unique key values. If you specify
--replace, new rows replace existing rows that have the same unique
key value. If you specify --ignore, input rows that duplicate an
existing row on a unique key value are skipped. If you do not
specify either option, an error occurs when a duplicate key value
is found, and the rest of the text file is ignored.
* --silent, -s
Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
* --socket=path, -S path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on
Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
* --ssl
Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags).
Disable with --skip-ssl.
* --ssl-ca=name
CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-capath=name
CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-cert=name
X509 cert in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-cipher=name
SSL cipher to use (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-key=name
X509 key in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-crl=name
Certificate revocation list (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
* --ssl-crlpath=name
Certificate revocation list path (check OpenSSL docs, implies
--ssl).
* --ssl-verify-server-cert
Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used
when connecting. This option is disabled by default.
* --user=user_name, -u user_name
The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.
* --use-threads=N
Load files in parallel using N threads.
* --verbose, -v
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
* --version, -V
Display version information and exit.
Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of mysqlimport:
shell> mysql -e CREATE TABLE imptest(id INT, n VARCHAR(30)) test
shell> ed
a
100 Max Sydow
101 Count Dracula
.
w imptest.txt
32
q
shell> od -c imptest.txt
0000000 1 0 0 \t M a x S y d o w \n 1 0
0000020 1 \t C o u n t D r a c u l a \n
0000040
shell> mysqlimport --local test imptest.txt
test.imptest: Records: 2 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0
shell> mysql -e SELECT * FROM imptest test
+------+---------------+
| id | n |
+------+---------------+
| 100 | Max Sydow |
| 101 | Count Dracula |
+------+---------------+
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
SEE ALSO
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