mysql import dump command line code example

Example 1: mysql import sql file

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

Example 2: linux command line import mysql database

# if your database is not locally hosted
mysql -u username -p -h dbhost dbname < filename.sql

Example 3: mysql import from sql file

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql
; OR
 mysql> use db_name;
 mysql> source file_name.sql;

Example 4: import mysql dump command line

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql