Want to import data from TSV file to PostgreSQL via command line on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat/CentOS…)?
Using pg-cmd, you can import data from TSV file to PostgreSQL easily and fast, no need to program.
Here you can download pg-cmd Linux 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 TSV file to PostgreSQL via command line on Linux
1. In interactive mode:
pg-cmd> load loadtype=replace
> table=media_messages
> datafile=/data/media_messages.tsv
> delimiter=TAB
> 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=/data/media_messages.tsv delimiter=TAB quote=" header=y quit=y
“loadtype=replace” will delete all data in table before inserting.
See parameters detail.