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LOAD DATA INFILE

Bulk import data from flat files.

Command
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '.csv' INTO TABLE FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' IGNORE 1 LINES;

Example usage

Load CSV data efficiently while skipping header rows.

LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '<path>.csv' INTO TABLE <table> FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' IGNORE 1 LINES;

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