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# csvsql

> Generate SQL statements for a CSV file or execute those statements directly on a database.
> Included in csvkit.
> More information: <https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvsql.html>.

- Generate a `CREATE TABLE` SQL statement for a CSV file:

`csvsql {{path/to/data.csv}}`

- Import a CSV file into an SQL database:

`csvsql --insert --db "{{mysql://user:password@host/database}}" {{data.csv}}`

- Run an SQL query on a CSV file:

`csvsql --query "{{select * from 'data'}}" {{data.csv}}`
