1MYSQLIMPORT(1) MariaDB Database System MYSQLIMPORT(1)
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6 mysqlimport - a data import program
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9 mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 ...
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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.
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16 Invoke mysqlimport like this:
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18 shell> mysqlimport [options] db_name textfile1 [textfile2 ...]
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20 For each text file named on the command line, mysqlimport strips any
21 extension from the file name and uses the result to determine the name
22 of the table into which to import the file´s contents. For example,
23 files named patient.txt, patient.text, and patient all would be
24 imported into a table named patient.
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26 mysqldump supports the following options, which can be specified on the
27 command line or in the [mysqldump] and [client] option file groups.
28 mysqldump also supports the options for processing option files.
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30 · --help, -?
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32 Display a help message and exit.
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34 · --character-sets-dir=path
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36 The directory where character sets are installed.
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38 · --columns=column_list, -c column_list
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40 This option takes a comma-separated list of column names as its
41 value. The order of the column names indicates how to match data
42 file columns with table columns.
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44 · --compress, -C
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46 Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
47 both support compression.
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49 · --debug[=debug_options], -# [debug_options]
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51 Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string is
52 ´d:t:o,file_name´. The default is ´d:t:o´.
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54 · --debug-check
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56 Print some debugging information when the program exits.
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58 · --debug-info
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60 Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics
61 when the program exits.
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63 · --default-auth=plugin_name
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65 Default authentication client-side plugin to use.
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67 · --default-character-set=charset_name
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69 Use charset_name as the default character set.
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71 · --defaults-extra-file=filename
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73 Set filename as the file to read default options from after the
74 global defaults files has been read. Must be given as first
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77 · --defaults-file=filename
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79 Set filename as the file to read default options from, override
80 global defaults files. Must be given as first option.
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82 · --delete, -d
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84 Empty the table before importing the text file.
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86 · --fields-terminated-by=..., --fields-enclosed-by=...,
87 --fields-optionally-enclosed-by=..., --fields-escaped-by=...
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89 These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses
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92 · --force, -f
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94 Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file does not
95 exist, continue processing any remaining files. Without --force,
96 mysqlimport exits if a table does not exist.
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98 · --host=host_name, -h host_name
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100 Import data to the MariaDB server on the given host. The default
101 host is localhost.
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103 · --ignore, -i
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107 · --ignore-foreign-keys, -k
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109 Disable foreign key checks while importing the data.
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111 · --ignore-lines=N
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113 Ignore the first N lines of the data file.
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115 · --lines-terminated-by=...
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117 This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for
118 LOAD DATA INFILE. For example, to import Windows files that have
119 lines terminated with carriage return/linefeed pairs, use
120 --lines-terminated-by="\r\n". (You might have to double the
121 backslashes, depending on the escaping conventions of your command
122 interpreter.).
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124 · --local, -L
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126 Read input files locally from the client host.
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128 · --lock-tables, -l
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130 Lock all tables for writing before processing any text files. This
131 ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.
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133 · --low-priority
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135 Use LOW_PRIORITY when loading the table. This affects only storage
136 engines that use only table-level locking (such as MyISAM, MEMORY,
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139 · --no-defaults
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141 Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
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144 · --password[=password], -p[password]
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146 The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
147 short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
148 and the password. If you omit the password value following the
149 --password or -p option on the command line, mysqlimport prompts
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152 Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
153 insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password
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156 · --pipe, -W
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158 On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option
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161 · --plugin-dir=name
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163 Directory for client-side plugins.
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165 · --port=port_num, -P port_num
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167 The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
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169 · --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
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171 The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is
172 useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a
173 protocol to be used other than the one you want.
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175 · --print-defaults
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177 Print the program argument list and exit. This must be given as
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180 · --replace, -r
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182 The --replace and --ignore options control handling of input rows
183 that duplicate existing rows on unique key values. If you specify
184 --replace, new rows replace existing rows that have the same unique
185 key value. If you specify --ignore, input rows that duplicate an
186 existing row on a unique key value are skipped. If you do not
187 specify either option, an error occurs when a duplicate key value
188 is found, and the rest of the text file is ignored.
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190 · --silent, -s
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192 Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
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194 · --socket=path, -S path
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196 For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on
197 Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
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201 Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags).
202 Disable with --skip-ssl.
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204 · --ssl-ca=name
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206 CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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208 · --ssl-capath=name
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210 CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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212 · --ssl-cert=name
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214 X509 cert in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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218 SSL cipher to use (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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220 · --ssl-key=name
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222 X509 key in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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224 · --ssl-crl=name
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226 Certificate revocation list (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).
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228 · --ssl-crlpath=name
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230 Certificate revocation list path (check OpenSSL docs, implies
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233 · --ssl-verify-server-cert
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235 Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used
236 when connecting. This option is disabled by default.
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238 · --user=user_name, -u user_name
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240 The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.
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242 · --use-threads=N
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244 Load files in parallel using N threads.
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246 · --verbose, -v
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248 Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
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250 · --version, -V
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252 Display version information and exit.
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254 Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of mysqlimport:
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256 shell> mysql -e ´CREATE TABLE imptest(id INT, n VARCHAR(30))´ test
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259 100 Max Sydow
260 101 Count Dracula
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262 w imptest.txt
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265 shell> od -c imptest.txt
266 0000000 1 0 0 \t M a x S y d o w \n 1 0
267 0000020 1 \t C o u n t D r a c u l a \n
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269 shell> mysqlimport --local test imptest.txt
270 test.imptest: Records: 2 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0
271 shell> mysql -e ´SELECT * FROM imptest´ test
272 +------+---------------+
273 | id | n |
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275 | 100 | Max Sydow |
276 | 101 | Count Dracula |
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280 Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
281 2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation
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287 This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
288 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
289 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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299 For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base,
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