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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.

       For additional information about mysqldump, see Section 6.4, "Using mysqldump for Backups".

       mysqldump supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the [mysqldump] and [client] option file groups.
       mysqldump also supports the options for processing option files described at Section 4.2.3.3.1, "Command-Line Options that Affect Option-
       File Handling".

       o   --help, -?

	   Display a help message and exit.

       o   --character-sets-dir=path

	   The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 9.5, "Character Set Configuration".

       o   --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.

       o   --compress, -C

	   Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression.

       o   --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'.

       o   --debug-check

	   Print some debugging information when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.21.

       o   --debug-info

	   Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.14.

       o   --default-character-set=charset_name

	   Use charset_name as the default character set. See Section 9.5, "Character Set Configuration".

       o   --defaults-extra-file=filename

	   Set filename as the file to read default options from after the global defaults files has been read.  Must be given as first option.

       o   --defaults-file=filename

	   Set filename as the file to read default options from, override global defaults files.  Must be given as first option.

       o   --delete, -d

	   Empty the table before importing the text file.

       o   --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".

       o   --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.

       o   --host=host_name, -h host_name

	   Import data to the MySQL server on the given host. The default host is localhost.

       o   --ignore, -i

	   See the description for the --replace option.

       o   --ignore-lines=N

	   Ignore the first N lines of the data file.

       o   --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="
". (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".

       o   --local, -L

	   Read input files locally from the client host.

       o   --lock-tables, -l

	   Lock all tables for writing before processing any text files. This ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server.

       o   --low-priority

	   Use LOW_PRIORITY when loading the table. This affects only storage engines that use only table-level locking (such as MyISAM, MEMORY,
	   and MERGE).

       o   --no-defaults

	   Do not read default options from any option file. This must be given as the first argument.

       o   --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, mysqlimport prompts for
	   one.

	   Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 5.3.2.2, "End-User Guidelines for Password
	   Security". You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.

       o   --pipe, -W

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

       o   --port=port_num, -P port_num

	   The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

       o   --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".

       o   --print-defaults

	   Print the program argument list and exit.  This must be given as the first argument.

       o   --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.

       o   --silent, -s

	   Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.

       o   --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.

       o   --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 5.5.6.3, "SSL Command Options".

       o   --user=user_name, -u user_name

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

       o   --use-threads=N

	   Load files in parallel using N threads. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.7.

       o   --verbose, -v

	   Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.

       o   --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		   M	 a   x	     S	 y   d	 o   w	
   1	 0
	   0000020   1		   C	 o   u	 n   t	     D	 r   a	 c   u	 l   a	

	   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 |
	   +------+---------------+

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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/).

MySQL 5.1							    04/06/2010							    MYSQLIMPORT(1)