.\"     Title: \fBmysqlimport\fR
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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.1
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.TH "\fBMYSQLIMPORT\fR" "1" "03/31/2009" "MySQL 5.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.SH "NAME"
mysqlimport \- a data import program
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 44
\fBmysqlimport [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB \fR\fB\fItextfile1\fR\fR\fB ...\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBmysqlimport\fR
client provides a command\-line interface to the
LOAD DATA INFILE
SQL statement. Most options to
\fBmysqlimport\fR
correspond directly to clauses of
LOAD DATA INFILE
syntax. See
Section\ 12.2.6, \(lqLOAD DATA INFILE Syntax\(rq.
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysqlimport\fR
like this:
.sp
.RS 3n
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlimport [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB \fR\fB\fItextfile1\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fItextfile2\fR\fR\fB ...]\fR
.fi
.RE
.PP
For each text file named on the command line,
\fBmysqlimport\fR
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
\fIpatient.txt\fR,
\fIpatient.text\fR, and
\fIpatient\fR
all would be imported into a table named
patient.
.PP
\fBmysqlimport\fR
supports the following options:
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-help\fR,
\fB\-?\fR
.sp
Display a help message and exit.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The directory where character sets are installed. See
Section\ 9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-columns=\fR\fB\fIcolumn_list\fR\fR,
\fB\-c \fR\fB\fIcolumn_list\fR\fR
.sp
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.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-compress\fR,
\fB\-C\fR
.sp
Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-debug[=\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-# [\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
Write a debugging log. The
\fIdebug_options\fR
string often is
\'d:t:o,\fIfile_name\fR'.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-debug\-check\fR
.sp
Print some debugging information when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.21.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-debug\-info\fR
.sp
Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.14.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-default\-character\-set=\fR\fB\fIcharset_name\fR\fR
.sp
Use
\fIcharset_name\fR
as the default character set. See
Section\ 9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-delete\fR,
\fB\-D\fR
.sp
Empty the table before importing the text file.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-fields\-terminated\-by=...\fR,
\fB\-\-fields\-enclosed\-by=...\fR,
\fB\-\-fields\-optionally\-enclosed\-by=...\fR,
\fB\-\-fields\-escaped\-by=...\fR
.sp
These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses for
LOAD DATA INFILE. See
Section\ 12.2.6, \(lqLOAD DATA INFILE Syntax\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-force\fR,
\fB\-f\fR
.sp
Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file does not exist, continue processing any remaining files. Without
\fB\-\-force\fR,
\fBmysqlimport\fR
exits if a table does not exist.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-h \fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
Import data to the MySQL server on the given host. The default host is
localhost.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-ignore\fR,
\fB\-i\fR
.sp
See the description for the
\fB\-\-replace\fR
option.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-ignore\-lines=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
Ignore the first
\fIN\fR
lines of the data file.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-lines\-terminated\-by=...\fR
.sp
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
\fB\-\-lines\-terminated\-by="\\r\\n"\fR. (You might have to double the backslashes, depending on the escaping conventions of your command interpreter.) See
Section\ 12.2.6, \(lqLOAD DATA INFILE Syntax\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-local\fR,
\fB\-L\fR
.sp
Read input files locally from the client host.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-lock\-tables\fR,
\fB\-l\fR
.sp
Lock
\fIall\fR
tables for writing before processing any text files. This ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-low\-priority\fR
.sp
Use
LOW_PRIORITY
when loading the table. This affects only storage engines that use only table\-level locking (MyISAM,
MEMORY,
MERGE).
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-password[=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-p[\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the short option form (\fB\-p\fR), you
\fIcannot\fR
have a space between the option and the password. If you omit the
\fIpassword\fR
value following the
\fB\-\-password\fR
or
\fB\-p\fR
option on the command line, you are prompted for one.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See
Section\ 5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd\-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-pipe\fR,
\fB\-W\fR
.sp
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.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
\fB\-P \fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}\fR
.sp
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, \(lqConnecting to the MySQL Server\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-replace\fR,
\fB\-r\fR
.sp
The
\fB\-\-replace\fR
and
\fB\-\-ignore\fR
options control handling of input rows that duplicate existing rows on unique key values. If you specify
\fB\-\-replace\fR, new rows replace existing rows that have the same unique key value. If you specify
\fB\-\-ignore\fR, 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.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-silent\fR,
\fB\-s\fR
.sp
Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR,
\fB\-S \fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-ssl*\fR
.sp
Options that begin with
\fB\-\-ssl\fR
specify whether to connect to the server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See
Section\ 5.5.7.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-u \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-use\-threads=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
Load files in parallel using
\fIN\fR
threads. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.7.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-verbose\fR,
\fB\-v\fR
.sp
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-version\fR,
\fB\-V\fR
.sp
Display version information and exit.
.sp
.RE
.PP
Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of
\fBmysqlimport\fR:
.sp
.RS 3n
.nf
shell> \fBmysql \-e 'CREATE TABLE imptest(id INT, n VARCHAR(30))' test\fR
shell> \fBed\fR
a
100     Max Sydow
101     Count Dracula
.
w imptest.txt
32
q
shell> \fBod \-c imptest.txt\fR
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> \fBmysqlimport \-\-local test imptest.txt\fR
test.imptest: Records: 2  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0
shell> \fBmysql \-e 'SELECT * FROM imptest' test\fR
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
| id   | n             |
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
|  100 | Max Sydow     |
|  101 | Count Dracula |
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
.fi
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
Copyright 2007\-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
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.
.PP
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.
.PP
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/.
.SH "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/.
.SH AUTHOR
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).