Import data from CSV to PostgreSQL via command line on Windows

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

Using pg-cmd, a Command-Line client for PostgreSQL, you can import data from CSV file to PostgreSQL easily and fast.

Support Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

Download pg-cmd Windows version
pg-cmd.windows-386.zip
pg-cmd.windows-amd64.zip

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 Windows

1. In interactive mode:

pg-cmd> load loadtype=replace
      > table=media_messages 
      > datafile=f:\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=f:\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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