tismon
tismon

Reputation: 1727

How to import a single table in to mysql database using command line

I had successfully imported a database using command line, but now my pain area is how to import a single table with its data to the existing database using command line.

Upvotes: 171

Views: 439167

Answers (20)

sush
sush

Reputation: 6077

Linux :

In command line

 mysql -u username -p databasename < path/example.sql

put your table in example.sql

Import / Export for single table:

  1. Export table schema

    mysqldump -u username -p databasename tableName > path/example.sql
    

    This will create a file named example.sql at the path mentioned and write the create table sql command to create table tableName.

  2. Import a single table into database

    mysql -u username -p databasename < path/example.sql
    

    This command needs an sql file containing data in form of insert statements for table tableName. All the insert statements will be executed and the data will be loaded.

Upvotes: 373

Nids Barthwal
Nids Barthwal

Reputation: 2419

To import a particular table in database follow below command. Here table_name.sql is dump of taht particular table that you are going to import

mysql -u root -p database_name table_name < table_name.sql

To export a particular table from database follow below command.

mysqldump -u root -p database_name table_name > table_name.sql

Upvotes: 1

Ninja Man
Ninja Man

Reputation: 136

Use the below command to import a single table into the database on RDS

mysql -h rds_end_point -u username -p databasename < example.sql

Upvotes: 1

Mahesh Shivaiah
Mahesh Shivaiah

Reputation: 1

Open the backup file in the VScode and search the table name copy the create table and insert command for the table. Copy and execute those two commands in the database where it is required.

Upvotes: 0

Pankaj Yadav
Pankaj Yadav

Reputation: 37

First of all take backup of your both database, step 2 select table which you want to export now select export button now download sql file now you have to import into another database simply select database and then import sql file ... simple and easy.

Upvotes: -1

Sgt. Stadinko
Sgt. Stadinko

Reputation: 41

If you're in the pwd of an SQL dump and you need a table from that, do this:

sed -n '/-- Table structure for table `'TableNameTo_GrabHere'`/,/-- Table/{ /^--.*$/d;p }' dump_file_to_extract_from.sql > table_name_here.sql

Then just import the table you extracted from the above into the needed database

Upvotes: 4

Tanmay Patel
Tanmay Patel

Reputation: 1810

Importing the Single Table

To import a single table into an existing database you would use the following command:

mysql -u username -p -D database_name < tableName.sql

Note:It is better to use full path of the sql file tableName.sql

Upvotes: 23

Vijay
Vijay

Reputation: 339

To import a table into database, if table is already exist then add this line in your sql file DROP TABLE IF EXIST 'table_name' and run command mysql -u username -p database_name < import_sql_file.sql. Please verify the sql file path before execute the command.

Upvotes: 0

koders
koders

Reputation: 5804

Using a temporary database could be a solution depending on the size of the database.

mysql -u [username] -p -e "create database tempdb"
mysql -u [username] -p tempdb < db.sql
mysqldump -u [username] -p tempdb _table_to_import_ > table_to_import.sql
mysql -u [username] -p maindb < table_to_import.sql

Upvotes: 0

Kesha Viveki
Kesha Viveki

Reputation: 209

-> mysql -h host -u user -p database_name table_name < test_table.sql

Upvotes: 0

Varun P V
Varun P V

Reputation: 1233

First of all, login to your database and check whether the database table which you want to import is not available on your database.

If it is available, delete the table using the command. Else it will throw an error while importing the table.

DROP TABLE Table_Name;

Then, move to the folder in which you have the .sql file to import and run the following command from your terminal

mysql -u username -p  databasename  < yourtable.sql

The terminal will ask you to enter the password. Enter it and check the database.

Upvotes: 6

Shamit Verma
Shamit Verma

Reputation: 3827

  • It would be combination of EXPORT INTO OUTFILE and LOAD DATA INFILE

  • You need to export that single table with EXPORT INTO OUTFILE, this will export table data to a file. You can import that particular table using LOAD DATA INFILE

  • Refer doc1 , doc2

Upvotes: 2

money
money

Reputation: 149

Also its working. In command form

cd C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.8\bin //hit enter
mysql -u -p databasename //-u=root,-p=blank

Upvotes: 2

Venkatesh Kakalwar
Venkatesh Kakalwar

Reputation: 21

From server to local(Exporting)

mysqldump -u username -p db_name table_name > path/filename.sql;
mysqldump -u root -p remotelab welcome_ulink > 
/home_local/ladmin/kakalwar/base/welcome_ulink.sql;

From local to server(Importing)

mysql -u username -p -D databasename < path/x/y/z/welcome_queue.sql
mysql -u root -p -D remotelab < 
/home_local/ladmin/kakalwar/instant_status/db_04_12/welcome_queue.sql

Upvotes: 2

jsina
jsina

Reputation: 4849

if you already have the desired table on your database, first delete it and then run the command below:

 mysql -u username -p  databasename  < yourtable.sql

Upvotes: 2

user285594
user285594

Reputation:

Export:

mysqldump --user=root databasename > whole.database.sql
mysqldump --user=root databasename onlySingleTableName > single.table.sql

Import:

Whole database:

mysql --user=root wholedatabase < whole.database.sql

Single table:

mysql --user=root databasename < single.table.sql

Upvotes: 49

GeekLei
GeekLei

Reputation: 1001

you can do it in mysql command instead of linux command.
1.login your mysql.
2.excute this in mysql command:
use DATABASE_NAME;
SET autocommit=0 ; source ABSOLUTE_PATH/TABLE_SQL_FILE.sql ; COMMIT ;

Upvotes: 2

I am PK
I am PK

Reputation: 6764

Command Line

Import / Export for single table:

Exporting table schema

 -> mysqldump -u your_user_name -p your_database_name table_name > test.sql

This will create a file named test.sql and creates table sql command to create table table_name.

Importing data into table

 -> mysql -u your_user_name -p database_name table_name < test.sql

Make sure your test.sql file is in the same directory, if not navigate through the path and then run the command.

Upvotes: 5

Digisha
Digisha

Reputation: 365

We can import single table using CMD as below:

D:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.24\bin>mysql -h hostname -u username -p passowrd databasename < filepath

Upvotes: 3

Ranjith
Ranjith

Reputation: 2819

It works correctly...

C:\>mysql>bin>mysql -u USERNAME DB_NAME < tableNameFile.sql

please note .sql file specified your current database..

Upvotes: 4

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