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csvsql — Generate SQL statements for a CSV file or execute those statements directly on a database. Included

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Problem

How to use the csvsql command: Generate SQL statements for a CSV file or execute those statements directly on a database. Included in csvkit. More information: <https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvsql.html>.

Solution

csvsql — Generate SQL statements for a CSV file or execute those statements directly on a database. Included in csvkit. More information: <https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvsql.html>.

Generate a CREATE TABLE SQL statement for a CSV file:

csvsql {{path/to/data.csv}}

Import a CSV file into an SQL database:

csvsql --insert --db "{{mysql://user:password@host/database}}" {{data.csv}}

Run an SQL query on a CSV file:

csvsql --query "{{select * from 'data'}}" {{data.csv}}

Code Snippets

Generate a `CREATE TABLE` SQL statement for a CSV file

csvsql {{path/to/data.csv}}

Import a CSV file into an SQL database

csvsql --insert --db "{{mysql://user:password@host/database}}" {{data.csv}}

Run an SQL query on a CSV file

csvsql --query "{{select * from 'data'}}" {{data.csv}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/csvsql

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