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mysqlimport provides a command line interface to the LOAD DATA
INFILE SQL statement. Most options to mysqlimport correspond
directly to the same options to LOAD DATA INFILE .
LOAD DATA .
mysqlimport is invoked like this:
shell> mysqlimport [options] filename ...
For each text file named on the command line,
mysqlimport strips any extension from the filename and uses the result
to determine which table to import the file's contents into. For example,
files named `patient.txt', `patient.text' and `patient' would
all be imported into a table named patient .
mysqlimport supports the following options:
-C, --compress
-
Compress all information between the client and the server if both support
compression.
-#, --debug[=option_string]
-
Trace usage of the program (for debugging).
-d, --delete
-
Empty the table before importing the text file.
--fields-terminated-by=...
-
--fields-enclosed-by=...
-
--fields-optionally-enclosed-by=...
-
--fields-escaped-by=...
-
--fields-terminated-by=...
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These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses for
LOAD DATA INFILE . LOAD DATA .
-f, --force
-
Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file doesn't exist,
continue processing any remaining files. Without
--force ,
mysqlimport exits if a table doesn't exist.
--help
-
Display a help message and exit.
-h host_name, --host=host_name
-
Import data to the MySQL server on the named host. The default host
is
localhost .
-i, --ignore
-
See the description for the
--replace option.
-l, --lock-tables
-
Lock ALL tables for writing before processing any text files. This
ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.
-L, --local
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Read input files from the client. By default, text files are assumed to be on
the server if you connect to
localhost (which is the default host).
-pyour_pass, --password[=your_pass]
-
The password to use when connecting to the server. If you specify
no `=your_pass' part,
mysqlimport solicits the password from the terminal.
-P port_num, --port=port_num
-
The TCP/IP port number to use for connecting to a host. (This is used for
connections to hosts other than
localhost , for which Unix sockets are
used.)
-r, --replace
-
The
--replace and --ignore options control handling of input
records that duplicate existing records 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 don't specify either option, an
error occurs when a duplicate key value is found, and the rest of the text
file is ignored.
-s, --silent
-
Silent mode. Write output only when errors occur.
-S /path/to/socket, --socket=/path/to/socket
-
The socket file to use when connecting to
localhost (which is the
default host).
-u user_name, --user=user_name
-
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server. The
default value is your Unix login name.
-v, --verbose
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Verbose mode. Print out more information what the program does.
-V, --version
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Print version information and exit.
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