mysqlimport(1)

1MYSQLIMPORT(1)              MariaDB 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.
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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
75           option.
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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
90           for LOAD DATA INFILE.
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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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105           See the description for the --replace option.
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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,
137           and MERGE).
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139       ·   --no-defaults
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141           Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
142           given as the first argument.
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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
150           for one.
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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
154           on the command line.
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156       ·   --pipe, -W
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158           On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option
159           applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.
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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
178           the first argument.
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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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199       ·   --ssl
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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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216       ·   --ssl-cipher=name
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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
231           --ssl).
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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
257           shell> ed
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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             |
274           +------+---------------+
275           |  100 | Max Sydow     |
276           |  101 | Count Dracula |
277           +------+---------------+
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COPYRIGHT

280       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
281       2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation
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283       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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287       This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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AUTHOR

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