How to export and import a .sql file from command line with options? [duplicate]

Type the following command to import sql data file:

$ mysql -u username -p -h localhost DATA-BASE-NAME < data.sql

In this example, import ‘data.sql’ file into ‘blog’ database using vivek as username:

$ mysql -u vivek -p -h localhost blog < data.sql

If you have a dedicated database server, replace localhost hostname with with actual server name or IP address as follows:

$ mysql -u username -p -h 202.54.1.10 databasename < data.sql

To export a database, use the following:

mysqldump -u username -p databasename > filename.sql

Note the < and > symbols in each case.

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