Export MariaDB table to TSV

Want to export data from MariaDB table to TSV file?

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Export data from MariaDB table to TSV file

Connect to MariaDB -> Choose MariaDB table -> Set TSV file options -> Export MariaDB to TSV

export MariaDB table to TSV file - Choose MariaDB and logon

“Export From Table” for “MariaDB to TSV”.

Export data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - task window

Select TSV file type.

Export data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - select TSV file type

1. Choose MariaDB table.

Unload data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - select table

2. Set TSV file options.

Extract data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - enter file name

3. Set rows options.

Convert data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - summary

4. Export MariaDB data to TSV file.

Dump data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - export

After exporting, you can view output TSV files.

Export data from MariaDB Table To TSV File - view TSV file

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MariaDB → TSV reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in MariaDB	in TSV
Int	`INT`	`1234`
Bigint	`BIGINT`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`DECIMAL(p,s)`	`1234.56`
Float	`DOUBLE`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`VARCHAR(n)`	`unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column`
Long text	`LONGTEXT`	`unquoted; newlines break the row`
Date	`DATE`	`2026-09-18`
Datetime	`DATETIME`	`2026-09-18 14:30:00`
Binary	`LONGBLOB`	`not representable`
Boolean	`TINYINT(1)`	`TRUE / FALSE`
JSON	`JSON`	`the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay)`

Dialect differences

MariaDB is a database server and TSV is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.

Property	in MariaDB	in TSV
port	`3306`	`—`
identifiers	`backtick`	`Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it`
row limit	`LIMIT n`	`—`
dates	`DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME`	`Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00`
long text	`TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT`	`—`
binary	`BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB`	`Not supported - must be encoded`
separator	`—`	`Tab`
encoding	`—`	`No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM`
typing	`—`	`None - every field is text`
shape	`Tables of rows and columns`	`Flat table, optional header row`
ceiling	`—`	`No formal limit`

Command line

Side	Command
MariaDB	`mariadb-dump`
MariaDB (load)	`mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE`

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