src/docs/man/import-args.txt

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include::import-common-args.txt[]

--append::
  Append data to an existing HDFS dataset

--boundary-query (query)::
  Using following query to select minimal and maximal value of '--split-by' column for creating splits

--columns (col,col,col...)::
  Columns to export from table

--direct::
  Use direct import fast path (MySQL and PostgreSQL)

--direct-split-size (n)::
  Split the input stream every 'n' bytes when importing in direct mode.

--inline-lob-limit (n)::
  Set the maximum size for an inline LOB

--query (statement)::
  Imports the results of +statement+ instead of a table

--split-by (column-name)::
  Column of the table used to split the table for parallel import

--split-limit (size)::
  Upper Limit for each split size. Optimize Integer and Date columns.
  For date or timestamp fields it is calculated in seconds.

--table (table-name)::
  The table to import

--temporary-rootdir (path)::
  Set location of temporary directory for files created during import (overrides default path "_sqoop")
  This option only applies to the "import" command with "--append" or "--incremental lastmodified"
  This option has the same affect as using -Dsqoop.test.import.rootDir=<path>

--where (clause)::
  Import only the rows for which _clause_ is true.
  e.g.: `--where "user_id > 400 AND hidden == 0"`

--null-string::
  The string to be written for a null value for string columns

--null-non-string::
  The string to be written for a null value for non-string columns