mysqlimport(1)

1MYSQLIMPORT(1)               MySQL Database System              MYSQLIMPORT(1)
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NAME

6       mysqlimport - a data import program
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SYNOPSIS

9       mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       The mysqlimport client provides a command-line interface to the LOAD
13       DATA INFILE SQL statement. Most options to mysqlimport correspond
14       directly to clauses of LOAD DATA INFILE syntax. See Section 12.2.6,
15       “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”.
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17       Invoke mysqlimport like this:
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19           shell> mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 [textfile2 ...]
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21       For each text file named on the command line, mysqlimport strips any
22       extension from the file name and uses the result to determine the name
23       of the table into which to import the file´s contents. For example,
24       files named patient.txt, patient.text, and patient all would be
25       imported into a table named patient.
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27       For additional information about mysqldump, see Section 6.4, “Using
28       mysqldump for Backups”.
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30       mysqldump supports the following options, which can be specified on the
31       command line or in the [mysqldump] and [client] option file groups.
32       mysqldump also supports the options for processing option files
33       described at Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect
34       Option-File Handling”.
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36       ·   --help, -?
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38           Display a help message and exit.
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40       ·   --character-sets-dir=path
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42           The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 9.5,
43           “Character Set Configuration”.
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45       ·   --columns=column_list, -c column_list
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47           This option takes a comma-separated list of column names as its
48           value. The order of the column names indicates how to match data
49           file columns with table columns.
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51       ·   --compress, -C
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53           Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
54           both support compression.
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56       ·   --debug[=debug_options], -# [debug_options]
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58           Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string is
59           ´d:t:o,file_name´. The default is ´d:t:o´.
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61       ·   --debug-check
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63           Print some debugging information when the program exits. This
64           option was added in MySQL 5.1.21.
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66       ·   --debug-info
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68           Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics
69           when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.14.
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71       ·   --default-character-set=charset_name
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73           Use charset_name as the default character set. See Section 9.5,
74           “Character Set Configuration”.
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76       ·   --defaults-extra-file=filename
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78           Set filename as the file to read default options from after the
79           global defaults files has been read.  Must be given as first
80           option.
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82       ·   --defaults-file=filename
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84           Set filename as the file to read default options from, override
85           global defaults files.  Must be given as first option.
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87       ·   --delete, -d
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89           Empty the table before importing the text file.
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91       ·   --fields-terminated-by=..., --fields-enclosed-by=...,
92           --fields-optionally-enclosed-by=..., --fields-escaped-by=...
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94           These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses
95           for LOAD DATA INFILE. See Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE
96           Syntax”.
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98       ·   --force, -f
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100           Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file does not
101           exist, continue processing any remaining files. Without --force,
102           mysqlimport exits if a table does not exist.
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104       ·   --host=host_name, -h host_name
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106           Import data to the MySQL server on the given host. The default host
107           is localhost.
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109       ·   --ignore, -i
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111           See the description for the --replace option.
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113       ·   --ignore-lines=N
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115           Ignore the first N lines of the data file.
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117       ·   --lines-terminated-by=...
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119           This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for
120           LOAD DATA INFILE. For example, to import Windows files that have
121           lines terminated with carriage return/linefeed pairs, use
122           --lines-terminated-by="\r\n". (You might have to double the
123           backslashes, depending on the escaping conventions of your command
124           interpreter.) See Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”.
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126       ·   --local, -L
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128           Read input files locally from the client host.
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130       ·   --lock-tables, -l
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132           Lock all tables for writing before processing any text files. This
133           ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.
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135       ·   --low-priority
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137           Use LOW_PRIORITY when loading the table. This affects only storage
138           engines that use only table-level locking (such as MyISAM, MEMORY,
139           and MERGE).
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141       ·   --no-defaults
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143           Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
144           given as the first argument.
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146       ·   --password[=password], -p[password]
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148           The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
149           short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
150           and the password. If you omit the password value following the
151           --password or -p option on the command line, mysqlimport prompts
152           for one.
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154           Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
155           insecure. See Section 5.3.2.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password
156           Security”. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password
157           on the command line.
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159       ·   --pipe, -W
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161           On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option
162           applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.
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164       ·   --port=port_num, -P port_num
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166           The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
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168       ·   --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
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170           The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is
171           useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a
172           protocol to be used other than the one you want. For details on the
173           allowable values, see Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL
174           Server”.
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176       ·   --print-defaults
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178           Print the program argument list and exit.  This must be given as
179           the first argument.
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181       ·   --replace, -r
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183           The --replace and --ignore options control handling of input rows
184           that duplicate existing rows on unique key values. If you specify
185           --replace, new rows replace existing rows that have the same unique
186           key value. If you specify --ignore, input rows that duplicate an
187           existing row on a unique key value are skipped. If you do not
188           specify either option, an error occurs when a duplicate key value
189           is found, and the rest of the text file is ignored.
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191       ·   --silent, -s
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193           Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
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195       ·   --socket=path, -S path
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197           For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on
198           Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
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200       ·   --ssl*
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202           Options that begin with --ssl specify whether to connect to the
203           server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and
204           certificates. See Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”.
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206       ·   --user=user_name, -u user_name
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208           The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
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210       ·   --use-threads=N
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212           Load files in parallel using N threads. This option was added in
213           MySQL 5.1.7.
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215       ·   --verbose, -v
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217           Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
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219       ·   --version, -V
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221           Display version information and exit.
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223       Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of mysqlimport:
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225           shell> mysql -e ´CREATE TABLE imptest(id INT, n VARCHAR(30))´ test
226           shell> ed
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228           100     Max Sydow
229           101     Count Dracula
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231           w imptest.txt
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234           shell> od -c imptest.txt
235           0000000   1   0   0  \t   M   a   x       S   y   d   o   w  \n   1   0
236           0000020   1  \t   C   o   u   n   t       D   r   a   c   u   l   a  \n
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238           shell> mysqlimport --local test imptest.txt
239           test.imptest: Records: 2  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0
240           shell> mysql -e ´SELECT * FROM imptest´ test
241           +------+---------------+
242           | id   | n             |
243           +------+---------------+
244           |  100 | Max Sydow     |
245           |  101 | Count Dracula |
246           +------+---------------+
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