mariadb-import

mariadb-import

mariadb-import loads tables from text files in various formats.

Prior to MariaDB 10.5, the client was called mysqlimport. It can still be accessed under this name, via a symlink in Linux, or an alternate binary in Windows.

mariadb-import loads tables from text files in various formats. The base name of the text file must be the name of the table that should be used. If one uses sockets to connect to the MariaDB server, the server will open and read the text file directly. In other cases the client will open the text file. The SQL command LOAD DATA INFILE is used to import the rows.

Using mariadb-import

The command to use mariadb-import and the general syntax is:

mariadb-import [OPTIONS] database textfile1 [textfile2 ...]

Options

mariadb-import supports the following options:

Variable	Description
--character-sets-dir=name	Directory for character set files.
-c cols, --columns=cols	Use only these columns to import the data to. Give the column names in a comma separated list. This is same as giving columns to LOAD DATA INFILE.
-C, --compress	Use compression in server/client protocol.
--database=name	Restore the specified database, ignoring others.To specify more than one database to include, use the directive multiple times, once for each database. Only takes effect when used together with the --dir option. From MariaDB 11.6.
## [options] , --debug[=options]	Output debug log. Often this is d:t:o,filename. The default is d:t:o.
--debug-check	Check memory and open file usage at exit.
--debug-info	Print some debug info at exit.
--default-auth=plugin	Default authentication client-side plugin to use.
--default-character-set=name	Set the default character set.
--defaults-extra-file=name	Read this file after the global files are read. Must be given as the first option.
--defaults-file=name	Only read default options from the given file name Must be given as the first option.
--defaults-group-suffix=name	In addition to the given groups, also read groups with this suffix.
-d, --delete	First delete all rows from table.
--dir=name	Restore all tables from backup directory created using mariadb-dump --dir. From MariaDB 11.6.
--fields-terminated-by=name	Fields in the input file are terminated by the given string.
--fields-enclosed-by=name	Fields in the import file are enclosed by the given character.
--fields-optionally-enclosed-by=name	Fields in the input file are optionally enclosed by the given character.
--fields-escaped-by=name	Fields in the input file are escaped by the given character.
-f, --force	Continue even if we get an SQL error.
-?, --help	Displays this help and exits.
-h name, --host=name	Connect to host.
-i, --ignore	If duplicate unique key was found, keep old row.
k, --ignore-foreign-keys	Disable foreign key checks while importing the data.
--ignore-database=name	Do not restore the specified database. To specify more than one database to ignore, use the directive multiple times, once for each database. Only takes effect when used together with the --dir option. From MariaDB 11.6.
--ignore-lines=n	Ignore first n lines of data infile.
--ignore-table=name	Do not restore the specified table. To specify more than one table to ignore, use the directive multiple times, once for each table. Each table must be specified with both database and table names, e.g. --ignore-table=database.table. Only takes effect when used together with the --dir option. From MariaDB 11.6.
--innodb-optimize-keys	Create secondary indexes after data load, which speeds up loading (InnoDB only). Defaults to on; use --skip-innodb-optimize-keys to disable. From MariaDB 11.8.
--lines-terminated-by=name	Lines in the input file are terminated by the given string.
-L, --local	Read all files through the client.
-l, --lock-tables	Lock all tables for write (this disables threads).
--low-priority	Use LOW_PRIORITY when updating the table.
--no-defaults	Don't read default options from any option file. Must be given as the first option.
-j, --parallel=num	Number of LOAD DATA jobs executed in parallel. From MariaDB 11.4.1. --use-threads is a synonym.
-p[passwd], --password[=passwd]	Password to use when connecting to server. If password is not given it's asked from the terminal. 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.
--pipe, -W	On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.
--plugin-dir	Directory for client-side plugins.
-P num, --port=num	Port number to use for connection or 0 for default to, in order of preference, my.cnf, the MYSQL_TCP_PORT environment variable, /etc/services, built-in default (3306).
--print-defaults	Print the program argument list and exit. Must be given as the first option.
--protocol=name	The protocol to use for connection (tcp, socket, pipe, memory).
-r, --replace	If duplicate unique key was found, replace old row.
--shared-memory-base-name	Shared-memory name to use for Windows connections using shared memory to a local server (started with the --shared-memory option). Case-sensitive.
-s, --silent	Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
-S, --socket=name	For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
--ssl	Enables TLS. TLS is also enabled even without setting this option when certain other TLS options are set. The --ssl option does not enable verifying the server certificate by default. In order to verify the server certificate, the user must specify the --ssl-verify-server-cert option.
--ssl-ca=name	Defines a path to a PEM file that should contain one or more X509 certificates for trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs) to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. See Secure Connections Overview: Certificate Authorities (CAs) for more information. This option implies the --ssl option.
--ssl-capath=name	Defines a path to a directory that contains one or more PEM files that should each contain one X509 certificate for a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. The directory specified by this option needs to be run through the openssl rehash command. See Secure Connections Overview: Certificate Authorities (CAs) for more information. This option is only supported if the client was built with OpenSSL or yaSSL. If the client was built with GnuTLS or Schannel, then this option is not supported. See TLS and Cryptography Libraries Used by MariaDB for more information about which libraries are used on which platforms. This option implies the --ssl option.
--ssl-cert=name	Defines a path to the X509 certificate file to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. This option implies the --ssl option.
--ssl-cipher=name	List of permitted ciphers or cipher suites to use for TLS. This option implies the --ssl option.
--ssl-crl=name	Defines a path to a PEM file that should contain one or more revoked X509 certificates to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. See Secure Connections Overview: Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) for more information. This option is only supported if the client was built with OpenSSL or Schannel. If the client was built with yaSSL or GnuTLS, then this option is not supported. See TLS and Cryptography Libraries Used by MariaDB for more information about which libraries are used on which platforms.
--ssl-crlpath=name	Defines a path to a directory that contains one or more PEM files that should each contain one revoked X509 certificate to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. The directory specified by this option needs to be run through the openssl rehash command. See Secure Connections Overview: Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) for more information. This option is only supported if the client was built with OpenSSL. If the client was built with yaSSL, GnuTLS, or Schannel, then this option is not supported. See TLS and Cryptography Libraries Used by MariaDB for more information about which libraries are used on which platforms.
--ssl-key=name	Defines a path to a private key file to use for TLS. This option requires that you use the absolute path, not a relative path. This option implies the --ssl option.
--ssl-verify-server-cert	Enables server certificate verification. This option is disabled by default.
--table=name	Restore the specified table ignoring others. Use --table=dbname.tablename with this option. To specify more than one table to include, use the directive multiple times, once for each table. Only takes effect when used together with the --dir option. From MariaDB 11.6.
--tls-version=name	This option accepts a comma-separated list of TLS protocol versions. A TLS protocol version will only be enabled if it is present in this list. All other TLS protocol versions will not be permitted. See Secure Connections Overview: TLS Protocol Versions for more information.
--use-threads=num	Load files in parallel. The argument is the number of threads to use for loading data. From MariaDB 11.4.1, a synonym for -j, --parallel=num.
-u name, --user=name	User for login if not current user.
-v, --verbose	Print info about the various stages.
-V, --version	Output version information and exit.

Option Files

In addition to reading options from the command-line, mariadb-import can also read options from option files. If an unknown option is provided to mariadb-import in an option file, then it is ignored.

The following options relate to how MariaDB command-line tools handles option files. They must be given as the first argument on the command-line:

Option	Description
--print-defaults	Print the program argument list and exit.
--no-defaults	Don't read default options from any option file.
--defaults-file=#	Only read default options from the given file #.
--defaults-extra-file=#	Read this file after the global files are read.

mariadb-import is linked with MariaDB Connector/C. Therefore, it may be helpful to see Configuring MariaDB Connector/C with Option Files for more information on how MariaDB Connector/C handles option files.

Option Groups

mariadb-import reads options from the following option groups from option files:

Group	Description
[mysqlimport]	Options read by mysqlimport, which includes both MariaDB Server and MySQL Server.
[mariadb-import]	Options read by mysqlimport.
[client]	Options read by all MariaDB and MySQL client programs, which includes both MariaDB and MySQL clients. For example, mysqldump.
[client-server]	Options read by all MariaDB client programs and the MariaDB Server. This is useful for options like socket and port, which is common between the server and the clients.
[client-mariadb]	Options read by all MariaDB client programs.

Default Values

Variables	Value (after reading options)
character-sets-dir	(No default value)
default-character-set	latin1
columns	(No default value)
compress	FALSE
debug-check	FALSE
debug-info	FALSE
delete	FALSE
fields-terminated-by	(No default value)
fields-enclosed-by	(No default value)
fields-optionally-enclosed-by	(No default value)
fields-escaped-by	(No default value)
force	FALSE
host	(No default value)
ignore	FALSE
ignore-lines	0
lines-terminated-by	(No default value)
local	FALSE
lock-tables	FALSE
low-priority	FALSE
port	3306
replace	FALSE
silent	FALSE
socket	/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
ssl	FALSE
ssl-ca	(No default value)
ssl-capath	(No default value)
ssl-cert	(No default value)
ssl-cipher	(No default value)
ssl-key	(No default value)
ssl-verify-server-cert	FALSE
use-threads	0
user	(No default value)
verbose	FALSE

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