SELECT INTO OUTFILE

Syntax

SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE 'file_name'
        [CHARACTER SET charset_name]
        [export_options]

export_options:
    [{FIELDS | COLUMNS}
        [TERMINATED BY 'string']
        [[OPTIONALLY] ENCLOSED BY 'char']
        [ESCAPED BY 'char']
    ]
    [LINES
        [STARTING BY 'string']
        [TERMINATED BY 'string']
    ]

Description

SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE writes the resulting rows to a file, and allows the use of column and row terminators to specify a particular output format.

The file must not exist. It cannot be overwritten. A user needs the FILE privilege to run this statement. Also, MariaDB needs permission to write files in the specified location. If the secure_file_priv system variable is set to a non-empty directory name, the file can only be written to that directory.

Example

The following example produces a file in the CSV format:

SELECT customer_id, firstname, surname INTO OUTFILE '/exportdata/customers.txt'
  FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
  LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
  FROM customers;

See also

• LOAD DATA INFILE
• SELECT INTO Variable
• SELECT INTO DUMPFILE