Import data from CSV to PostgreSQL via command line on Macos

Want to import data from CSV file to PostgreSQL via command line on MacOS?

Using pg-cmd, you can import data from CSV file to PostgreSQL easily and fast, no need to program.

Here you can download pg-cmd MacOS version.

No need to install PostgreSQL client library.

Convenient to deploy to cloud. No need to run installation file, just uncompress and run, immediately.

Import data from CSV file to PostgreSQL via command line on MacOS

1. In interactive mode:

pg-cmd> load loadtype=replace
      > table=media_messages 
      > datafile=/Users/pan/Documents/media_messages.csv 
      > delimiter=, 
      > quote=" 
      > header=y;

2. In batch mode:

pg-cmd dsn="pan:withdata@192.168.0.102/test" task=load loadtype=replace table=media_messages datafile=/Users/pan/Documents/media_messages.csv delimiter=, quote=" header=y quit=y

“loadtype=replace” will delete all data in table before inserting.

See parameters detail.

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