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.TH "\fBMARIADB-IMPORT\fR" "1" "10 February 2025" "MariaDB 11.8" "MariaDB Database System"
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.\" mariadb-import
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.\" importing: data
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.\" data: importing
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.\" files: text
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.\" text files: importing
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.SH "NAME"
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mariadb-import \- a data import program (mariadb-import is now a symlink to mariadb-import)
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP \w'\fBmariadb-import\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\ \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB\ \fR\fB\fItextfile1\fR\fR\fB\ \&.\&.\&.\fR\ 'u
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\fBmariadb-import [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB \fR\fB\fItextfile1\fR\fR\fB \&.\&.\&.\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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The
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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client provides a command\-line interface to the
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LOAD DATA INFILE
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SQL statement\&. Most options to
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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correspond directly to clauses of
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LOAD DATA INFILE
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syntax\&.
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.PP
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Invoke
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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like this:
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.if n \{\
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.RS 4
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.\}
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.nf
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shell> \fBmariadb-import [\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
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.fi
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.if n \{\
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.RE
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.\}
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.PP
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For each text file named on the command line,
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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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
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patient\&.txt,
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patient\&.text, and
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patient
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all would be imported into a table named
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patient\&.
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.PP
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.PP
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
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[mariadb-import]
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and
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[client]
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option file groups\&.
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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also supports the options for processing option files\&.
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: help option
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.\" help option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-help\fR,
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\fB\-?\fR
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.sp
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Display a help message and exit\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: character-sets-dir option
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.\" character-sets-dir option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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The directory where character sets are installed\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: columns option
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.\" columns option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-columns=\fR\fB\fIcolumn_list\fR\fR,
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\fB\-c \fR\fB\fIcolumn_list\fR\fR
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.sp
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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\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: compress option
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.\" compress option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-compress\fR,
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\fB\-C\fR
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.sp
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Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: debug option
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.\" debug option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-debug[=\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
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\fB\-# [\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR
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.sp
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Write a debugging log\&. A typical
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\fIdebug_options\fR
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string is 'd:t:o,\fIfile_name\fR'. The default is 'd:t:o'.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: debug-check option
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.\" debug-check option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-debug\-check\fR
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.sp
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Print some debugging information when the program exits\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: debug-info option
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.\" debug-info option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-debug\-info\fR
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.sp
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Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: default-auth option
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.\" default-auth option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-default\-auth=\fIplugin_name\fR
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.sp
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Default authentication client-side plugin to use\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: default-character-set option
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.\" default-character-set option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-default\-character\-set=\fR\fB\fIcharset_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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Use
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\fIcharset_name\fR
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as the default character set\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: defaults-extra-file option
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.\" defaults-extra-file option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-defaults\-extra\-file=\fR\fB\fIfilename\fR\fR
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.sp
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Set \fB\fIfilename\fR\fR as the file to read default options from after the global defaults files has been
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read\&.  Must be given as first option\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: defaults-file option
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.\" defaults-file option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfilename\fR\fR
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.sp
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Set \fB\fIfilename\fR\fR as the file to read default options from, override global defaults files\&.
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Must be given as first option\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: delete option
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.\" delete option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-delete\fR,
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\fB\-d\fR
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.sp
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Empty the table before importing the text file\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: fields-terminated-by option
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.\" fields-terminated-by option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-fields\-terminated\-by=\&.\&.\&.\fR,
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.\" mariadb-import: fields-enclosed-by option
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.\" fields-enclosed-by option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-fields\-enclosed\-by=\&.\&.\&.\fR,
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.\" mariadb-import: fields-optionally-enclosed-by option
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.\" fields-optionally-enclosed-by option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-fields\-optionally\-enclosed\-by=\&.\&.\&.\fR,
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.\" mariadb-import: fields-escaped-by option
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.\" fields-escaped-by option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-fields\-escaped\-by=\&.\&.\&.\fR
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.sp
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These options have the same meaning as the corresponding clauses for
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LOAD DATA INFILE\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: force option
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.\" force option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-force\fR,
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\fB\-f\fR
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.sp
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Ignore errors\&. For example, if a table for a text file does not exist, continue processing any remaining files\&. Without
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\fB\-\-force\fR,
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\fBmariadb-import\fR
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exits if a table does not exist\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: host option
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.\" host option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
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\fB\-h \fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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Import data to the MariaDB server on the given host\&. The default host is
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localhost\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: ignore option
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.\" ignore option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-ignore\fR,
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\fB\-i\fR
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.sp
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See the description for the
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\fB\-\-replace\fR
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option\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: ignore-foreign-keys option
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.\" ignore-foreign-keys option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-ignore\-foreign\-keys\fR,
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\fB\-k\fR
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.sp
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Disable foreign key checks while importing the data\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: ignore-lines option
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.\" ignore-lines option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-ignore\-lines=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
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.sp
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Ignore the first
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\fIN\fR
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lines of the data file\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: innodb-optimize-keys option
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.\" innodb-optimize-keys option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-innodb\-optimize\-keys\fR
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.sp
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Create secondary indexes after data load, which speeds up loading (InnoDB only)\&. Defaults to on; use --skip-innodb-optimize-keys to disable\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: lines-terminated-by option
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.\" lines-terminated-by option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-lines\-terminated\-by=\&.\&.\&.\fR
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.sp
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This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for
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LOAD DATA INFILE\&. For example, to import Windows files that have lines terminated with carriage return/linefeed pairs, use
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\fB\-\-lines\-terminated\-by="\er\en"\fR\&. (You might have to double the backslashes, depending on the escaping conventions of your command interpreter\&.)\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: local option
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.\" local option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-local\fR,
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\fB\-L\fR
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.sp
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Read input files locally from the client host\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: lock-tables option
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.\" lock-tables option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-lock\-tables\fR,
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\fB\-l\fR
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.sp
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Lock
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\fIall\fR
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tables for writing before processing any text files\&. This ensures that all tables are synchronized on the server\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mariadb-import: low-priority option
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.\" low-priority option: mariadb-import
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\fB\-\-low\-priority\fR
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.sp
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Use
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LOW_PRIORITY
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when loading the table\&. This affects only storage engines that use only table\-level locking (such as
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MyISAM,
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MEMORY, and
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MERGE)\&.
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.RE
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.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: no-defaults option
 | 
						|
.\" no-defaults option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Do not read default options from any option file\&. This must be given as the
 | 
						|
first argument\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: parallel option
 | 
						|
.\" parallel option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-parallel=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-j \fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Number of LOAD DATA jobs executed in parallel. \-\-use-threads is a synonym\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: password option
 | 
						|
.\" password option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\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,
 | 
						|
\fBmariadb-import\fR
 | 
						|
prompts for one\&.
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: pipe option
 | 
						|
.\" pipe option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-pipe\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-W\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe\&. This option applies only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: plugin-dir option
 | 
						|
.\" plugin-dir option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-plugin\-dir=\fR\fB\fIname\fR\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
 Directory for client-side plugins\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: port option
 | 
						|
.\" port option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\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\&.
 | 
						|
Forces --protocol=tcp when specified on the command line without other connection properties\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: protocol option
 | 
						|
.\" protocol option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\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\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: print-defaults option
 | 
						|
.\" print-defaults option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-print\-defaults\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Print the program argument list and exit\&.
 | 
						|
This must be given as the first argument\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: replace option
 | 
						|
.\" replace option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\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\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: silent option
 | 
						|
.\" silent option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-silent\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-s\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Silent mode\&. Produce output only when errors occur\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: socket option
 | 
						|
.\" socket option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\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\&.
 | 
						|
Forces --protocol=socket when specified on the command line without other connection properties; on Windows, forces --protocol=pipe\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL options
 | 
						|
.\" SSL options: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags). Disable with
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-skip-ssl\fR\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL CA option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL CA option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-ca=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL CA Path option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL CA Path option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-capath=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Cert option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL Cert option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-cert=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
X509 cert in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Cipher option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL Cipher option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-cipher=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
SSL cipher to use (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Key option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL Key option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-key=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
X509 key in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Crl option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL CRL option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-crl=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Certificate revocation list (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Crlpath option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL Crlpath option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-crlpath=\fIname\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Certificate revocation list path (check OpenSSL docs, implies
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\fR)\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: SSL Verify Server Cert option
 | 
						|
.\" SSL Verify Server Cert option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-ssl\-verify\-server\-cert\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used when connecting. This option is disabled by default\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: user option
 | 
						|
.\" user option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-u \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: use-threads option
 | 
						|
.\" use-threads option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-use\-threads=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Load files in parallel using
 | 
						|
\fIN\fR
 | 
						|
threads\&. Synonym for \-j, \-\-parallel=num
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: verbose option
 | 
						|
.\" verbose option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-verbose\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-v\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Verbose mode\&. Print more information about what the program does\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.ie n \{\
 | 
						|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.el \{\
 | 
						|
.sp -1
 | 
						|
.IP \(bu 2.3
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.\" mariadb-import: version option
 | 
						|
.\" version option: mariadb-import
 | 
						|
\fB\-\-version\fR,
 | 
						|
\fB\-V\fR
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
Display version information and exit\&.
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.PP
 | 
						|
Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of
 | 
						|
\fBmariadb-import\fR:
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.if n \{\
 | 
						|
.RS 4
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.nf
 | 
						|
shell> \fBmariadb \-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  \et   M   a   x       S   y   d   o   w  \en   1   0
 | 
						|
0000020   1  \et   C   o   u   n   t       D   r   a   c   u   l   a  \en
 | 
						|
0000040
 | 
						|
shell> \fBmariadb-import \-\-local test imptest\&.txt\fR
 | 
						|
test\&.imptest: Records: 2  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0
 | 
						|
shell> \fBmariadb \-e 'SELECT * FROM imptest' test\fR
 | 
						|
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
 | 
						|
| id   | n             |
 | 
						|
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
 | 
						|
|  100 | Max Sydow     |
 | 
						|
|  101 | Count Dracula |
 | 
						|
+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
 | 
						|
.fi
 | 
						|
.if n \{\
 | 
						|
.RE
 | 
						|
.\}
 | 
						|
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
 | 
						|
.br
 | 
						|
.PP
 | 
						|
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2025 MariaDB Foundation
 | 
						|
.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 02110-1335 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 | 
						|
.sp
 | 
						|
.SH "SEE ALSO"
 | 
						|
For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
 | 
						|
.SH AUTHOR
 | 
						|
MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).
 |