How is mysql source used?

The SOURCE command in MySQL is used to execute SQL statements from an external file. Its syntax is as follows:

SOURCE file_name;

file_name is the path to an external file containing the SQL statements to be executed. This file must be a plain text file typically using .sql as the file extension.

The SOURCE command allows the execution of multiple SQL statements in MySQL client from a single file, making it extremely useful for running complex database scripts, importing or exporting data.

It is important to note that the SOURCE command can only be used in the MySQL client and cannot be directly executed in a SQL statement. Additionally, the execution of the SOURCE command will pause all other commands until the entire file has been executed.

Example usage:

1. Could you rewrite the content of script.sql using native English language?

SOURCE script.sql;

1. the name of the file
2. I can speak English fluently.
3. the SQL script

\. script.sql;