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How to Save results from MySQL into an external file

1. From the MySQL command line

SELECT columns FROM table_name WHERE whatever='something' INTO OUTFILE "/tmp/outfile.txt";
 

2. From the command line

2.A. Piping the SQL into the database

echo "SELECT columns FROM table_name WHERE whatever='something'" | /path/to/mysql -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD DATABASENAME > /tmp/outfile.txt;
 

2.B. Using an external SQL file.

/path/to/mysql -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD DATABASENAME < /tmp/sql.sql > /tmp/outfile.txt;

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