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MYSQLIMPORT(1)                              MySQL Database System                             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. See Section 12.2.6,
       "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 file's contents. For
       example, files named patient.txt, patient.text, and patient all would be imported into a table named
       patient.

       mysqlimport supports the options in the following list. It also reads option files and supports the
       options for processing them described at Section 4.2.3.2.1, "Command-Line Options that Affect
       Option-File Handling".

         --help, -?

          Display a help message and exit.

         --character-sets-dir=path

          The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 9.2, "The Character Set Used for
          Data and Sorting".

         --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'.

         --default-character-set=charset_name

          Use charset_name as the default character set. See Section 9.2, "The Character Set Used for Data
          and Sorting".

         --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. See
          Section 12.2.6, "LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax".

         --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 MySQL 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.) See Section 12.2.6, "LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax".

         --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 (MyISAM, MEMORY, MERGE).

         --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, you are prompted for one.

          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 5.5.6.2,
          "End-User Guidelines for Password Security".

         --pipe, -W

          On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option applies only for connections to a
          local server, and only if the server supports named-pipe connections.

         --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. For
          details on the allowable values, see Section 4.2.2, "Connecting to the MySQL Server".

         --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*

          Options that begin with --ssl specify whether to connect to the server via SSL and indicate where
          to find SSL keys and certificates. See Section 5.5.7.3, "SSL Command Options".

         --user=user_name, -u user_name

          The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.

         --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, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

       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
       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which may already be installed
       locally and which is also available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).



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