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SQL Server 2022 : bcp Utility2023/11/24

 
It's possible to import or export data between an instance and a file in a specified format with bcp (bulk copy program) utility.
[1] To use [bcp] command which is included in [mssql-tools] package, it's possible to copy data.
root@dlp:~#
sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -Q 'select name,create_date from sys.databases'

Password:
name                      create_date
------------------------- -----------------------
master                    2003-04-08 09:13:36.390
tempdb                    2023-11-24 09:28:30.890
model                     2003-04-08 09:13:36.390
msdb                      2023-10-30 16:52:55.553
SampleDB                  2023-11-24 09:51:11.083
SampleDB2                 2023-11-24 10:02:21.497

(6 rows affected)

# export data from [Sample_Table] in [SampleDB] to [test.txt] with character data type

root@dlp:~#
bcp SampleDB.dbo.Sample_Table out test.txt -c -t, -S localhost -U SA

Password:
Starting copy...

3 rows copied.
Network packet size (bytes): 4096
Clock Time (ms.) Total     : 1      Average : (3000.0 rows per sec.)

root@dlp:~#
cat test.txt

00001,Ubuntu,Linux,2023-11-24
00002,Debian,Linux,2023-11-24
00003,RedHat,Linux,2023-11-24
# for other options

root@dlp:~#
bcp -h

usage: bcp {dbtable | query} {in | out | queryout | format} datafile
  [-m maxerrors]            [-f formatfile]          [-e errfile]
  [-F firstrow]             [-L lastrow]             [-b batchsize]
  [-n native type]          [-c character type]      [-w wide character type]
  [-N keep non-text native] [-q quoted identifier]
  [-t field terminator]     [-r row terminator]
  [-a packetsize]           [-K application intent]
  [-S server name or DSN if -D provided]             [-D treat -S as DSN]
  [-U username]             [-P password or tokenfile]
  [-T trusted connection]   [-v version]             [-R regional enable]
  [-k keep null values]     [-E keep identity values][-G Azure Active Directory Authentication]
  [-h "load hints"]         [-d database name]
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