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   The
   <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   client provides a
        command-line interface to the
   <a class="link" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
    <code class="literal">
     LOAD
        DATA
    </code>
   </a>
   SQL statement. Most options to
   <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   correspond directly to clauses of
   <a class="link" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
    <code class="literal">
     LOAD DATA
    </code>
   </a>
   syntax. See
   <a class="xref" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
    Section 15.2.9, “LOAD DATA Statement”
   </a>
   .
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   Invoke
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    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   like this:
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   <pre class="programlisting one-line language-terminal"><div class="docs-select-all right" id="sa98203679"><div class="copy-help left">Press ⌘+C to copy</div> <div class="right"><button class="clipboard-btn" title="Copy to Clipboard"><span class="icon-clipboard"></span></button></div></div><code class="language-terminal">mysqlimport <span class="token punctuation">[</span><em class="replaceable">options</em><span class="token punctuation">]</span> <em class="replaceable">db_name</em> <em class="replaceable">textfile1</em> <span class="token punctuation">[</span><em class="replaceable">textfile2</em> <span class="token punctuation">.</span><span class="token punctuation">.</span><span class="token punctuation">.</span><span class="token punctuation">]</span></code></pre>
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  <p>
   For each text file named on the command line,
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    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   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
   <code class="filename">
    patient.txt
   </code>
   ,
   <code class="filename">
    patient.text
   </code>
   , and
   <code class="filename">
    patient
   </code>
   all would be imported into a table
        named
   <code class="literal">
    patient
   </code>
   .
  </p>
  <p>
   <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   supports the following options,
        which can be specified on the command line or in the
   <code class="literal">
    [mysqlimport]
   </code>
   and
   <code class="literal">
    [client]
   </code>
   groups of an option file. For information about option files
        used by MySQL programs, see
   <a class="xref" href="option-files.html" title="6.2.2.2 Using Option Files">
    Section 6.2.2.2, “Using Option Files”
   </a>
   .
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     Table 6.14 mysqlimport Options
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    <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Command-line options available for mysqlimport.">
     <colgroup>
      <col style="width: 35%"/>
      <col style="width: 64%"/>
     </colgroup>
     <thead>
      <tr>
       <th>
        Option Name
       </th>
       <th>
        Description
       </th>
      </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_bind-address">
         --bind-address
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Use specified network interface to connect to MySQL Server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_character-sets-dir">
         --character-sets-dir
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Directory where character sets can be found
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_columns">
         --columns
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option takes a comma-separated list of column names as its value
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_compress">
         --compress
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Compress all information sent between client and server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_compression-algorithms">
         --compression-algorithms
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Permitted compression algorithms for connections to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug">
         --debug
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Write debugging log
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug-check">
         --debug-check
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Print debugging information when program exits
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug-info">
         --debug-info
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Print debugging information, memory, and CPU statistics when program exits
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_default-auth">
         --default-auth
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Authentication plugin to use
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_default-character-set">
         --default-character-set
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Specify default character set
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-extra-file">
         --defaults-extra-file
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Read named option file in addition to usual option files
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-file">
         --defaults-file
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Read only named option file
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-group-suffix">
         --defaults-group-suffix
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Option group suffix value
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_delete">
         --delete
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Empty the table before importing the text file
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_enable-cleartext-plugin">
         --enable-cleartext-plugin
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Enable cleartext authentication plugin
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
         --fields-enclosed-by
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for LOAD DATA
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
         --fields-escaped-by
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for LOAD DATA
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
         --fields-optionally-enclosed-by
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for LOAD DATA
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
         --fields-terminated-by
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for LOAD DATA
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_force">
         --force
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Continue even if an SQL error occurs
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_get-server-public-key">
         --get-server-public-key
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Request RSA public key from server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_help">
         --help
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Display help message and exit
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_host">
         --host
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Host on which MySQL server is located
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore">
         --ignore
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        See the description for the --replace option
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore-lines">
         --ignore-lines
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Ignore the first N lines of the data file
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_lines-terminated-by">
         --lines-terminated-by
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause for LOAD DATA
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_local">
         --local
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Read input files locally from the client host
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_lock-tables">
         --lock-tables
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Lock all tables for writing before processing any text files
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_login-path">
         --login-path
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Read login path options from .mylogin.cnf
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_low-priority">
         --low-priority
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Use LOW_PRIORITY when loading the table
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-defaults">
         --no-defaults
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Read no option files
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-login-paths">
         --no-login-paths
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Do not read login paths from the login path file
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
         --password
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Password to use when connecting to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
         --password1
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        First multifactor authentication password to use when connecting to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password2">
         --password2
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Second multifactor authentication password to use when connecting to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password3">
         --password3
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Third multifactor authentication password to use when connecting to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_pipe">
         --pipe
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Connect to server using named pipe (Windows only)
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_plugin-dir">
         --plugin-dir
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Directory where plugins are installed
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_port">
         --port
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        TCP/IP port number for connection
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_print-defaults">
         --print-defaults
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Print default options
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_protocol">
         --protocol
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Transport protocol to use
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_replace">
         --replace
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        The --replace and --ignore options control handling of input rows that duplicate existing rows on unique key values
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_server-public-key-path">
         --server-public-key-path
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Path name to file containing RSA public key
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_shared-memory-base-name">
         --shared-memory-base-name
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Shared-memory name for shared-memory connections (Windows only)
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_silent">
         --silent
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Produce output only when errors occur
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_socket">
         --socket
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Unix socket file or Windows named pipe to use
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-ca
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        File that contains list of trusted SSL Certificate Authorities
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-capath
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Directory that contains trusted SSL Certificate Authority certificate files
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-cert
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        File that contains X.509 certificate
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-cipher
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Permissible ciphers for connection encryption
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-crl
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        File that contains certificate revocation lists
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-crlpath
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Directory that contains certificate revocation-list files
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
         --ssl-fips-mode
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Whether to enable FIPS mode on client side
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-key
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        File that contains X.509 key
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-mode
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Desired security state of connection to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-session-data
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        File that contains SSL session data
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl">
         --ssl-session-data-continue-on-failed-reuse
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Whether to establish connections if session reuse fails
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-ciphersuites">
         --tls-ciphersuites
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Permissible TLSv1.3 ciphersuites for encrypted connections
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-sni-servername">
         --tls-sni-servername
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Server name supplied by the client
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-version">
         --tls-version
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Permissible TLS protocols for encrypted connections
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_use-threads">
         --use-threads
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Number of threads for parallel file-loading
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_user">
         --user
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        MySQL user name to use when connecting to server
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_verbose">
         --verbose
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Verbose mode
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_version">
         --version
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Display version information and exit
       </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
       <td>
        <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_zstd-compression-level">
         --zstd-compression-level
        </a>
       </td>
       <td>
        Compression level for connections to server that use zstd compression
       </td>
      </tr>
     </tbody>
    </table>
   </div>
   <div class="table-contents">
    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; display: none; left: 401px; width: 739px;">
     <thead>
      <tr>
       <th style="width: 260.906px;">
        Option Name
       </th>
       <th style="width: 477.094px;">
        Description
       </th>
      </tr>
     </thead>
    </table>
   </div>
  </div>
  <br class="table-break"/>
  <div class="itemizedlist">
   <ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_help">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_help">
       <code class="option">
        --help
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -?
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for help">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --help
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311738096">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311736608">
     </a>
     <p>
      Display a help message and exit.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_bind-address">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_bind-address">
       <code class="option">
        --bind-address=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          ip_address
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for bind-address">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --bind-address=ip_address
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311726640">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311725152">
     </a>
     <p>
      On a computer having multiple network interfaces, use this
            option to select which interface to use for connecting to
            the MySQL server.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_character-sets-dir">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_character-sets-dir">
       <code class="option">
        --character-sets-dir=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          dir_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for character-sets-dir">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --character-sets-dir=path
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           [none]
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311710576">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311709072">
     </a>
     <p>
      The directory where character sets are installed. See
      <a class="xref" href="charset-configuration.html" title="12.15 Character Set Configuration">
       Section 12.15, “Character Set Configuration”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_columns">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_columns">
       <code class="option">
        --columns=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          column_list
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -c
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         column_list
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for columns">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --columns=column_list
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311697680">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311696192">
     </a>
     <p>
      This option takes a list of comma-separated column names as
            its value. The order of the column names indicates how to
            match data file columns with table columns.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_compress">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_compress">
       <code class="option">
        --compress
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -C
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for compress">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --compress[={OFF|ON}]
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Deprecated
         </th>
         <td>
          Yes
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           OFF
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311679504">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311678016">
     </a>
     <p>
      Compress all information sent between the client and the
            server if possible. See
      <a class="xref" href="connection-compression-control.html" title="6.2.8 Connection Compression Control">
       Section 6.2.8, “Connection Compression Control”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      This option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a
            future version of MySQL. See
      <a class="xref" href="connection-compression-control.html#connection-compression-legacy-configuration" title="Configuring Legacy Connection Compression">
       Configuring Legacy Connection Compression
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_compression-algorithms">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_compression-algorithms">
       <code class="option">
        --compression-algorithms=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          value
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for compression-algorithms">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --compression-algorithms=value
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Set
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           uncompressed
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Valid Values
         </th>
         <td>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            zlib
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            zstd
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            uncompressed
           </code>
          </p>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311656704">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311655200">
     </a>
     <p>
      The permitted compression algorithms for connections to the
            server. The available algorithms are the same as for the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_protocol_compression_algorithms">
       <code class="literal">
        protocol_compression_algorithms
       </code>
      </a>
      system variable. The default value is
      <code class="literal">
       uncompressed
      </code>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For more information, see
      <a class="xref" href="connection-compression-control.html" title="6.2.8 Connection Compression Control">
       Section 6.2.8, “Connection Compression Control”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_debug">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug">
       <code class="option">
        --debug[=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          debug_options
         </code>
        </em>
        ]
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -#
            [
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         debug_options
        </code>
       </em>
       ]
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for debug">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --debug[=debug_options]
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           d:t:o
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311636480">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311634992">
     </a>
     <p>
      Write a debugging log. A typical
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        debug_options
       </code>
      </em>
      string is
      <code class="literal">
       d:t:o,
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         file_name
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
      .
            The default is
      <code class="literal">
       d:t:o
      </code>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      This option is available only if MySQL was built using
      <a class="link" href="source-configuration-options.html#option_cmake_with_debug">
       <code class="option">
        WITH_DEBUG
       </code>
      </a>
      . MySQL release
            binaries provided by Oracle are
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        not
       </em>
      </span>
      built using this option.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_debug-check">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug-check">
       <code class="option">
        --debug-check
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for debug-check">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --debug-check
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           FALSE
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311616752">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311615264">
     </a>
     <p>
      Print some debugging information when the program exits.
     </p>
     <p>
      This option is available only if MySQL was built using
      <a class="link" href="source-configuration-options.html#option_cmake_with_debug">
       <code class="option">
        WITH_DEBUG
       </code>
      </a>
      . MySQL release
            binaries provided by Oracle are
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        not
       </em>
      </span>
      built using this option.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_debug-info">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_debug-info">
       <code class="option">
        --debug-info
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for debug-info">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --debug-info
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           FALSE
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311599152">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311597664">
     </a>
     <p>
      Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage
            statistics when the program exits.
     </p>
     <p>
      This option is available only if MySQL was built using
      <a class="link" href="source-configuration-options.html#option_cmake_with_debug">
       <code class="option">
        WITH_DEBUG
       </code>
      </a>
      . MySQL release
            binaries provided by Oracle are
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        not
       </em>
      </span>
      built using this option.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_default-character-set">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_default-character-set">
       <code class="option">
        --default-character-set=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          charset_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for default-character-set">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --default-character-set=charset_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311583504">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311582000">
     </a>
     <p>
      Use
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        charset_name
       </code>
      </em>
      as the default
            character set. See
      <a class="xref" href="charset-configuration.html" title="12.15 Character Set Configuration">
       Section 12.15, “Character Set Configuration”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_default-auth">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_default-auth">
       <code class="option">
        --default-auth=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          plugin
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for default-auth">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --default-auth=plugin
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311568944">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311567456">
     </a>
     <p>
      A hint about which client-side authentication plugin to use.
            See
      <a class="xref" href="pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.2.17 Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.2.17, “Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_defaults-extra-file">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-extra-file">
       <code class="option">
        --defaults-extra-file=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          file_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for defaults-extra-file">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --defaults-extra-file=file_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          File name
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311554704">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311553200">
     </a>
     <p>
      Read this option file after the global option file but (on
            Unix) before the user option file. If the file does not
            exist or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs. If
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        file_name
       </code>
      </em>
      is not an absolute path
            name, it is interpreted relative to the current directory.
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_defaults-file">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-file">
       <code class="option">
        --defaults-file=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          file_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for defaults-file">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --defaults-file=file_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          File name
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311539296">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311537808">
     </a>
     <p>
      Use only the given option file. If the file does not exist
            or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs. If
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        file_name
       </code>
      </em>
      is not an absolute path
            name, it is interpreted relative to the current directory.
     </p>
     <p>
      Exception: Even with
      <a class="link" href="option-file-options.html#option_general_defaults-file">
       <code class="option">
        --defaults-file
       </code>
      </a>
      , client
            programs read
      <code class="filename">
       .mylogin.cnf
      </code>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_defaults-group-suffix">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-group-suffix">
       <code class="option">
        --defaults-group-suffix=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          str
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for defaults-group-suffix">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --defaults-group-suffix=str
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311521712">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311520208">
     </a>
     <p>
      Read not only the usual option groups, but also groups with
            the usual names and a suffix of
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        str
       </code>
      </em>
      . For example,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      normally reads the
      <code class="literal">
       [client]
      </code>
      and
      <code class="literal">
       [mysqlimport]
      </code>
      groups. If this option is
            given as
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_defaults-group-suffix">
       <code class="option">
        --defaults-group-suffix=_other
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      also reads the
      <code class="literal">
       [client_other]
      </code>
      and
      <code class="literal">
       [mysqlimport_other]
      </code>
      groups.
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_delete">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_delete">
       <code class="option">
        --delete
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -D
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for delete">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --delete
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311502016">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311500528">
     </a>
     <p>
      Empty the table before importing the text file.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_enable-cleartext-plugin">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_enable-cleartext-plugin">
       <code class="option">
        --enable-cleartext-plugin
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for enable-cleartext-plugin">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --enable-cleartext-plugin
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           FALSE
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311486208">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311484704">
     </a>
     <p>
      Enable the
      <code class="literal">
       mysql_clear_password
      </code>
      cleartext
            authentication plugin. (See
      <a class="xref" href="cleartext-pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.4.1.4 Client-Side Cleartext Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.4.1.4, “Client-Side Cleartext Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      .)
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_fields">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
       <code class="option">
        --fields-terminated-by=...
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
       <code class="option">
        --fields-enclosed-by=...
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
       <code class="option">
        --fields-optionally-enclosed-by=...
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_fields">
       <code class="option">
        --fields-escaped-by=...
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for fields-terminated-by">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --fields-terminated-by=string
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311468560">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311467056">
     </a>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for fields-enclosed-by">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --fields-enclosed-by=string
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311457968">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311456464">
     </a>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for fields-optionally-enclosed-by">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --fields-optionally-enclosed-by=string
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311447360">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311445856">
     </a>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for fields-escaped-by">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --fields-escaped-by
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311436784">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311435280">
     </a>
     <p>
      These options have the same meaning as the corresponding
            clauses for
      <a class="link" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
       <code class="literal">
        LOAD DATA
       </code>
      </a>
      . See
      <a class="xref" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
       Section 15.2.9, “LOAD DATA Statement”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_force">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_force">
       <code class="option">
        --force
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -f
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for force">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --force
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311423216">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311421728">
     </a>
     <p>
      Ignore errors. For example, if a table for a text file does
            not exist, continue processing any remaining files. Without
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_force">
       <code class="option">
        --force
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      exits if a table does not
            exist.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_get-server-public-key">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_get-server-public-key">
       <code class="option">
        --get-server-public-key
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for get-server-public-key">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --get-server-public-key
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311407568">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311406064">
     </a>
     <p>
      Request from the server the public key required for RSA key
            pair-based password exchange. This option applies to clients
            that authenticate with the
      <code class="literal">
       caching_sha2_password
      </code>
      authentication
            plugin. For that plugin, the server does not send the public
            key unless requested. This option is ignored for accounts
            that do not authenticate with that plugin. It is also
            ignored if RSA-based password exchange is not used, as is
            the case when the client connects to the server using a
            secure connection.
     </p>
     <p>
      If
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_server-public-key-path">
       <code class="option">
        --server-public-key-path=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          file_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      is given and specifies a valid public key file, it takes
            precedence over
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_get-server-public-key">
       <code class="option">
        --get-server-public-key
       </code>
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For information about the
      <code class="literal">
       caching_sha2_password
      </code>
      plugin, see
      <a class="xref" href="caching-sha2-pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.4.1.2 Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.4.1.2, “Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_host">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_host">
       <code class="option">
        --host=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          host_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -h
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         host_name
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for host">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --host=host_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           localhost
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311385040">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311383552">
     </a>
     <p>
      Import data to the MySQL server on the given host. The
            default host is
      <code class="literal">
       localhost
      </code>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_ignore">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore">
       <code class="option">
        --ignore
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -i
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for ignore">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --ignore
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311372688">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311371200">
     </a>
     <p>
      See the description for the
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_replace">
       <code class="option">
        --replace
       </code>
      </a>
      option.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_ignore-lines">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore-lines">
       <code class="option">
        --ignore-lines=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          N
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for ignore-lines">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --ignore-lines=#
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Numeric
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311358304">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311356816">
     </a>
     <p>
      Ignore the first
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        N
       </code>
      </em>
      lines of the
            data file.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_lines-terminated-by">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_lines-terminated-by">
       <code class="option">
        --lines-terminated-by=...
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for lines-terminated-by">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --lines-terminated-by=string
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311344656">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311343152">
     </a>
     <p>
      This option has the same meaning as the corresponding clause
            for
      <a class="link" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
       <code class="literal">
        LOAD DATA
       </code>
      </a>
      . For example,
            to import Windows files that have lines terminated with
            carriage return/linefeed pairs, use
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_lines-terminated-by">
       <code class="option">
        --lines-terminated-by="\r\n"
       </code>
      </a>
      .
            (You might have to double the backslashes, depending on the
            escaping conventions of your command interpreter.) See
      <a class="xref" href="load-data.html" title="15.2.9 LOAD DATA Statement">
       Section 15.2.9, “LOAD DATA Statement”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_local">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_local">
       <code class="option">
        --local
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -L
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for local">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --local
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Boolean
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           FALSE
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311325312">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311323824">
     </a>
     <p>
      By default, files are read by the server on the server host.
            With this option,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      reads input
            files locally on the client host.
     </p>
     <p>
      Successful use of
      <code class="literal">
       LOCAL
      </code>
      load operations
            within
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      also requires that the
            server permits local loading; see
      <a class="xref" href="load-data-local-security.html" title="8.1.6 Security Considerations for LOAD DATA LOCAL">
       Section 8.1.6, “Security Considerations for LOAD DATA LOCAL”
      </a>
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_lock-tables">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqldump.html#option_mysqldump_lock-tables">
       <code class="option">
        --lock-tables
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -l
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for lock-tables">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --lock-tables
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311309328">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311307840">
     </a>
     <p>
      Lock
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        all
       </em>
      </span>
      tables for writing before
            processing any text files. This ensures that all tables are
            synchronized on the server.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_login-path">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_login-path">
       <code class="option">
        --login-path=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for login-path">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --login-path=name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311295344">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311293856">
     </a>
     <p>
      Read options from the named login path in the
      <code class="filename">
       .mylogin.cnf
      </code>
      login path file. A
      <span class="quote">
       “
       <span class="quote">
        login path
       </span>
       ”
      </span>
      is an option group containing
            options that specify which MySQL server to connect to and
            which account to authenticate as. To create or modify a
            login path file, use the
      <a class="link" href="mysql-config-editor.html" title="6.6.7 mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysql_config_editor
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      utility. See
      <a class="xref" href="mysql-config-editor.html" title="6.6.7 mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility">
       Section 6.6.7, “mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_no-login-paths">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-login-paths">
       <code class="option">
        --no-login-paths
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for no-login-paths">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --no-login-paths
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311279712">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311278224">
     </a>
     <p>
      Skips reading options from the login path file.
     </p>
     <p>
      See
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_login-path">
       <code class="option">
        --login-path
       </code>
      </a>
      for
            related information.
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_low-priority">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_low-priority">
       <code class="option">
        --low-priority
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for low-priority">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --low-priority
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311265952">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311264464">
     </a>
     <p>
      Use
      <code class="literal">
       LOW_PRIORITY
      </code>
      when loading the table.
            This affects only storage engines that use only table-level
            locking (such as
      <code class="literal">
       MyISAM
      </code>
      ,
      <code class="literal">
       MEMORY
      </code>
      , and
      <code class="literal">
       MERGE
      </code>
      ).
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_no-defaults">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-defaults">
       <code class="option">
        --no-defaults
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for no-defaults">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --no-defaults
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311251856">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311250368">
     </a>
     <p>
      Do not read any option files. If program startup fails due
            to reading unknown options from an option file,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-defaults">
       <code class="option">
        --no-defaults
       </code>
      </a>
      can be
            used to prevent them from being read.
     </p>
     <p>
      The exception is that the
      <code class="filename">
       .mylogin.cnf
      </code>
      file is read in all cases, if it exists. This permits
            passwords to be specified in a safer way than on the command
            line even when
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_no-defaults">
       <code class="option">
        --no-defaults
       </code>
      </a>
      is used.
            To create
      <code class="filename">
       .mylogin.cnf
      </code>
      , use the
      <a class="link" href="mysql-config-editor.html" title="6.6.7 mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysql_config_editor
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      utility. See
      <a class="xref" href="mysql-config-editor.html" title="6.6.7 mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility">
       Section 6.6.7, “mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_password">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
       <code class="option">
        --password[=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          password
         </code>
        </em>
        ]
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -p[
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         password
        </code>
       </em>
       ]
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for password">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --password[=password]
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311230128">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311228640">
     </a>
     <p>
      The password of the MySQL account used for connecting to the
            server. The password value is optional. If not given,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      prompts for one. If given,
            there must be
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        no space
       </em>
      </span>
      between
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
       <code class="option">
        --password=
       </code>
      </a>
      or
      <code class="option">
       -p
      </code>
      and the password following it. If no
            password option is specified, the default is to send no
            password.
     </p>
     <p>
      Specifying a password on the command line should be
            considered insecure. To avoid giving the password on the
            command line, use an option file. See
      <a class="xref" href="password-security-user.html" title="8.1.2.1 End-User Guidelines for Password Security">
       Section 8.1.2.1, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      To explicitly specify that there is no password and that
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      should not prompt for one,
            use the
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
       <code class="option">
        --skip-password
       </code>
      </a>
      option.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_password1">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --password1[=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          pass_val
         </code>
        </em>
        ]
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311216704">
     </a>
     <p>
      The password for multifactor authentication factor 1 of the
            MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The
            password value is optional. If not given,
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      prompts for one. If given,
            there must be
      <span class="emphasis">
       <em>
        no space
       </em>
      </span>
      between
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --password1=
       </code>
      </a>
      and the
            password following it. If no password option is specified,
            the default is to send no password.
     </p>
     <p>
      Specifying a password on the command line should be
            considered insecure. To avoid giving the password on the
            command line, use an option file. See
      <a class="xref" href="password-security-user.html" title="8.1.2.1 End-User Guidelines for Password Security">
       Section 8.1.2.1, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      To explicitly specify that there is no password and that
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      should not prompt for one,
            use the
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --skip-password1
       </code>
      </a>
      option.
     </p>
     <p>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --password1
       </code>
      </a>
      and
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
       <code class="option">
        --password
       </code>
      </a>
      are
            synonymous, as are
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --skip-password1
       </code>
      </a>
      and
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password">
       <code class="option">
        --skip-password
       </code>
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_password2">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password2">
       <code class="option">
        --password2[=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          pass_val
         </code>
        </em>
        ]
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311201152">
     </a>
     <p>
      The password for multifactor authentication factor 2 of the
            MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The
            semantics of this option are similar to the semantics for
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --password1
       </code>
      </a>
      ; see the
            description of that option for details.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_password3">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password3">
       <code class="option">
        --password3[=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          pass_val
         </code>
        </em>
        ]
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311195792">
     </a>
     <p>
      The password for multifactor authentication factor 3 of the
            MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The
            semantics of this option are similar to the semantics for
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_password1">
       <code class="option">
        --password1
       </code>
      </a>
      ; see the
            description of that option for details.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_pipe">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_pipe">
       <code class="option">
        --pipe
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -W
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for pipe">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --pipe
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311182992">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311181504">
     </a>
     <p>
      On Windows, connect to the server using a named pipe. This
            option applies only if the server was started with the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_named_pipe">
       <code class="literal">
        named_pipe
       </code>
      </a>
      system variable
            enabled to support named-pipe connections. In addition, the
            user making the connection must be a member of the Windows
            group specified by the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_named_pipe_full_access_group">
       <code class="literal">
        named_pipe_full_access_group
       </code>
      </a>
      system variable.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_plugin-dir">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_plugin-dir">
       <code class="option">
        --plugin-dir=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          dir_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for plugin-dir">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --plugin-dir=dir_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Directory name
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311166688">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311165200">
     </a>
     <p>
      The directory in which to look for plugins. Specify this
            option if the
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_default-auth">
       <code class="option">
        --default-auth
       </code>
      </a>
      option is
            used to specify an authentication plugin but
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
       <span class="command">
        <strong>
         mysqlimport
        </strong>
       </span>
      </a>
      does not find it. See
      <a class="xref" href="pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.2.17 Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.2.17, “Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_port">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_port">
       <code class="option">
        --port=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          port_num
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -P
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         port_num
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for port">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --port=port_num
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Numeric
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           3306
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311147072">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311145584">
     </a>
     <p>
      For TCP/IP connections, the port number to use.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_print-defaults">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_print-defaults">
       <code class="option">
        --print-defaults
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for print-defaults">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --print-defaults
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311135920">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311134432">
     </a>
     <p>
      Print the program name and all options that it gets from
            option files.
     </p>
     <p>
      For additional information about this and other option-file
            options, see
      <a class="xref" href="option-file-options.html" title="6.2.2.3 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling">
       Section 6.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_protocol">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_protocol">
       <code class="option">
        --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for protocol">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --protocol=type
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           [see text]
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Valid Values
         </th>
         <td>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            TCP
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            SOCKET
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            PIPE
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            MEMORY
           </code>
          </p>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311113360">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311111872">
     </a>
     <p>
      The transport protocol to use for connecting to the server.
            It is useful when the other connection parameters normally
            result in use of a protocol other than the one you want. For
            details on the permissible values, see
      <a class="xref" href="transport-protocols.html" title="6.2.7 Connection Transport Protocols">
       Section 6.2.7, “Connection Transport Protocols”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_replace">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_replace">
       <code class="option">
        --replace
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -r
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for replace">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --replace
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311100864">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311099376">
     </a>
     <p>
      The
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_replace">
       <code class="option">
        --replace
       </code>
      </a>
      and
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore">
       <code class="option">
        --ignore
       </code>
      </a>
      options control
            handling of input rows that duplicate existing rows on
            unique key values. If you specify
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_replace">
       <code class="option">
        --replace
       </code>
      </a>
      , new rows
            replace existing rows that have the same unique key value.
            If you specify
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ignore">
       <code class="option">
        --ignore
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
            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.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_server-public-key-path">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_server-public-key-path">
       <code class="option">
        --server-public-key-path=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          file_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for server-public-key-path">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --server-public-key-path=file_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          File name
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311082864">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311081360">
     </a>
     <p>
      The path name to a file in PEM format containing a
            client-side copy of the public key required by the server
            for RSA key pair-based password exchange. This option
            applies to clients that authenticate with the
      <code class="literal">
       sha256_password
      </code>
      (deprecated) or
      <code class="literal">
       caching_sha2_password
      </code>
      authentication
            plugin. This option is ignored for accounts that do not
            authenticate with one of those plugins. It is also ignored
            if RSA-based password exchange is not used, as is the case
            when the client connects to the server using a secure
            connection.
     </p>
     <p>
      If
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_server-public-key-path">
       <code class="option">
        --server-public-key-path=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          file_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      is given and specifies a valid public key file, it takes
            precedence over
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_get-server-public-key">
       <code class="option">
        --get-server-public-key
       </code>
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      For
      <code class="literal">
       sha256_password
      </code>
      (deprecated), this
            option applies only if MySQL was built using OpenSSL.
     </p>
     <p>
      For information about the
      <code class="literal">
       sha256_password
      </code>
      and
      <code class="literal">
       caching_sha2_password
      </code>
      plugins, see
      <a class="xref" href="sha256-pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.4.1.3 SHA-256 Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.4.1.3, “SHA-256 Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      , and
      <a class="xref" href="caching-sha2-pluggable-authentication.html" title="8.4.1.2 Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication">
       Section 8.4.1.2, “Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_shared-memory-base-name">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_shared-memory-base-name">
       <code class="option">
        --shared-memory-base-name=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for shared-memory-base-name">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --shared-memory-base-name=name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Platform Specific
         </th>
         <td>
          Windows
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311059888">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311058384">
     </a>
     <p>
      On Windows, the shared-memory name to use for connections
            made using shared memory to a local server. The default
            value is
      <code class="literal">
       MYSQL
      </code>
      . The shared-memory name is
            case-sensitive.
     </p>
     <p>
      This option applies only if the server was started with the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_shared_memory">
       <code class="literal">
        shared_memory
       </code>
      </a>
      system
            variable enabled to support shared-memory connections.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_silent">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_silent">
       <code class="option">
        --silent
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -s
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for silent">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --silent
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311045680">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311044192">
     </a>
     <p>
      Silent mode. Produce output only when errors occur.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_socket">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_socket">
       <code class="option">
        --socket=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          path
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -S
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         path
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for socket">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --socket={file_name|pipe_name}
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311031520">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311030032">
     </a>
     <p>
      For connections to
      <code class="literal">
       localhost
      </code>
      , the Unix
            socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named
            pipe to use.
     </p>
     <p>
      On Windows, this option applies only if the server was
            started with the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_named_pipe">
       <code class="literal">
        named_pipe
       </code>
      </a>
      system variable enabled to support named-pipe connections.
            In addition, the user making the connection must be a member
            of the Windows group specified by the
      <a class="link" href="server-system-variables.html#sysvar_named_pipe_full_access_group">
       <code class="literal">
        named_pipe_full_access_group
       </code>
      </a>
      system variable.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_ssl">
      </a>
      <code class="option">
       --ssl*
      </code>
     </p>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311022448">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045311020960">
     </a>
     <p>
      Options that begin with
      <code class="option">
       --ssl
      </code>
      specify
            whether to connect to the server using encryption and
            indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See
      <a class="xref" href="connection-options.html#encrypted-connection-options" title="Command Options for Encrypted Connections">
       Command Options for Encrypted Connections
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
       <code class="option">
        --ssl-fips-mode={OFF|ON|STRICT}
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for ssl-fips-mode">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --ssl-fips-mode={OFF|ON|STRICT}
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Deprecated
         </th>
         <td>
          Yes
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Enumeration
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           OFF
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Valid Values
         </th>
         <td>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            OFF
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            ON
           </code>
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            STRICT
           </code>
          </p>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310998816">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310997328">
     </a>
     <p>
      Controls whether to enable FIPS mode on the client side. The
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
       <code class="option">
        --ssl-fips-mode
       </code>
      </a>
      option
            differs from other
      <code class="option">
       --ssl-
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         xxx
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
      options in that it is not used to establish encrypted
            connections, but rather to affect which cryptographic
            operations to permit. See
      <a class="xref" href="fips-mode.html" title="8.8 FIPS Support">
       Section 8.8, “FIPS Support”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
     <p>
      These
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
       <code class="option">
        --ssl-fips-mode
       </code>
      </a>
      values are permitted:
     </p>
     <div class="itemizedlist">
      <ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: circle; ">
       <li class="listitem">
        <p>
         <code class="literal">
          OFF
         </code>
         : Disable FIPS mode.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li class="listitem">
        <p>
         <code class="literal">
          ON
         </code>
         : Enable FIPS mode.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li class="listitem">
        <p>
         <code class="literal">
          STRICT
         </code>
         : Enable
         <span class="quote">
          “
          <span class="quote">
           strict
          </span>
          ”
         </span>
         FIPS mode.
        </p>
       </li>
      </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
      <div class="admon-title">
       Note
      </div>
      <p>
       If the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module is not available, the
              only permitted value for
       <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
        <code class="option">
         --ssl-fips-mode
        </code>
       </a>
       is
       <code class="literal">
        OFF
       </code>
       . In this case, setting
       <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_ssl-fips-mode">
        <code class="option">
         --ssl-fips-mode
        </code>
       </a>
       to
       <code class="literal">
        ON
       </code>
       or
       <code class="literal">
        STRICT
       </code>
       causes
              the client to produce a warning at startup and to operate
              in non-FIPS mode.
      </p>
     </div>
     <p>
      This option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a
            future version of MySQL.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_tls-ciphersuites">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-ciphersuites">
       <code class="option">
        --tls-ciphersuites=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          ciphersuite_list
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for tls-ciphersuites">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --tls-ciphersuites=ciphersuite_list
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310970368">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310968880">
     </a>
     <p>
      The permissible ciphersuites for encrypted connections that
            use TLSv1.3. The value is a list of one or more
            colon-separated ciphersuite names. The ciphersuites that can
            be named for this option depend on the SSL library used to
            compile MySQL. For details, see
      <a class="xref" href="encrypted-connection-protocols-ciphers.html" title="8.3.2 Encrypted Connection TLS Protocols and Ciphers">
       Section 8.3.2, “Encrypted Connection TLS Protocols and Ciphers”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_tls-sni-servername">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-sni-servername">
       <code class="option">
        --tls-sni-servername=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          server_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for tls-sni-servername">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --tls-sni-servername=server_name
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310955888">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310954384">
     </a>
     <p>
      When specified, the name is passed to the
      <code class="literal">
       libmysqlclient
      </code>
      C API library using the
      <code class="literal">
       MYSQL_OPT_TLS_SNI_SERVERNAME
      </code>
      option of
      <a class="ulink" href="/doc/c-api/8.4/en/mysql-options.html" target="_top">
       <code class="literal">
        mysql_options()
       </code>
      </a>
      . The server
            name is not case-sensitive. To show which server name the
            client specified for the current session, if any, check the
      <a class="link" href="server-status-variables.html#statvar_Tls_sni_server_name">
       <code class="literal">
        Tls_sni_server_name
       </code>
      </a>
      status
            variable.
     </p>
     <p>
      Server Name Indication (SNI) is an extension to the TLS
            protocol (OpenSSL must be compiled using TLS extensions for
            this option to function). The MySQL implementation of SNI
            represents the client-side only.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_tls-version">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_tls-version">
       <code class="option">
        --tls-version=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          protocol_list
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for tls-version">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --tls-version=protocol_list
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Default Value
         </th>
         <td>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2,TLSv1.3
           </code>
           (OpenSSL 1.1.1 or higher)
          </p>
          <p class="valid-value">
           <code class="literal">
            TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2
           </code>
           (otherwise)
          </p>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310933440">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310931952">
     </a>
     <p>
      The permissible TLS protocols for encrypted connections. The
            value is a list of one or more comma-separated protocol
            names. The protocols that can be named for this option
            depend on the SSL library used to compile MySQL. For
            details, see
      <a class="xref" href="encrypted-connection-protocols-ciphers.html" title="8.3.2 Encrypted Connection TLS Protocols and Ciphers">
       Section 8.3.2, “Encrypted Connection TLS Protocols and Ciphers”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_user">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_user">
       <code class="option">
        --user=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          user_name
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -u
       <em class="replaceable">
        <code>
         user_name
        </code>
       </em>
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for user">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --user=user_name,
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          String
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310918384">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310916896">
     </a>
     <p>
      The user name of the MySQL account to use for connecting to
            the server.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_use-threads">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_use-threads">
       <code class="option">
        --use-threads=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          N
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for use-threads">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --use-threads=#
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Numeric
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310904880">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310903392">
     </a>
     <p>
      Load files in parallel using
      <em class="replaceable">
       <code>
        N
       </code>
      </em>
      threads.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_verbose">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_verbose">
       <code class="option">
        --verbose
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -v
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for verbose">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --verbose
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310892864">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310891376">
     </a>
     <p>
      Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program
            does.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_version">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_version">
       <code class="option">
        --version
       </code>
      </a>
      ,
      <code class="option">
       -V
      </code>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for version">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --version
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310881280">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310879792">
     </a>
     <p>
      Display version information and exit.
     </p>
    </li>
    <li class="listitem">
     <p>
      <a name="option_mysqlimport_zstd-compression-level">
      </a>
      <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html#option_mysqlimport_zstd-compression-level">
       <code class="option">
        --zstd-compression-level=
        <em class="replaceable">
         <code>
          level
         </code>
        </em>
       </code>
      </a>
     </p>
     <div class="informaltable">
      <table frame="box" rules="all" summary="Properties for zstd-compression-level">
       <colgroup>
        <col style="width: 30%"/>
        <col style="width: 70%"/>
       </colgroup>
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Command-Line Format
         </th>
         <td>
          <code class="literal">
           --zstd-compression-level=#
          </code>
         </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
         <th>
          Type
         </th>
         <td>
          Integer
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </div>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310867680">
     </a>
     <a class="indexterm" name="idm46045310866176">
     </a>
     <p>
      The compression level to use for connections to the server
            that use the
      <code class="literal">
       zstd
      </code>
      compression algorithm.
            The permitted levels are from 1 to 22, with larger values
            indicating increasing levels of compression. The default
      <code class="literal">
       zstd
      </code>
      compression level is 3. The
            compression level setting has no effect on connections that
            do not use
      <code class="literal">
       zstd
      </code>
      compression.
     </p>
     <p>
      For more information, see
      <a class="xref" href="connection-compression-control.html" title="6.2.8 Connection Compression Control">
       Section 6.2.8, “Connection Compression Control”
      </a>
      .
     </p>
    </li>
   </ul>
  </div>
  <p>
   Here is a sample session that demonstrates use of
   <a class="link" href="mysqlimport.html" title="6.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program">
    <span class="command">
     <strong>
      mysqlimport
     </strong>
    </span>
   </a>
   :
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