Run SQL file in MySQL database from terminal?

To run SQL file in database, you need to use below syntax:

mysql -u yourUserName -p yourDatabaseName < yourFileName.sql

To understand the above syntax, let us open command prompt using windows+R shortcut key.

The snapshot is as follows:

After pressing OK button, you will get a command prompt. The snapshot is as follows:

Now reach the bin directory, the snapshot is as follows:

Here is my file ‘mydb.sql’ which is located in bin directory. The snapshot and content of SQL file is as follows:

Now you can type the above syntax which I have discussed to run SQL file. The snapshot of command is as follows:

Now you can check the table ‘Instructor’ is created in database test or not.

Now switch to database test using USE command. The query is as follows:

mysql>Use test

Now check the table ‘Instructor’ is present in test database. The query is as follows:

Yes, we have Instructor table. Now we need to check the record is present or not which is inserted in the table. The query is as follows:

mysql> select *from instructor;

The following is the output:

+----+-------+
| id | Name  |
+----+-------+
|  1 | John  |
|  2 | Larry |
|  3 | Sam   |
+----+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)