Export data from SQL Server to CSV via command line on Linux

Want to export SQL Server data to CSV file via Command Line Interface (CLI) on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat/CentOS…)?

Using mssql-cmd, Command Line Interface (CLI) client for SQL Server, you can unload SQL Server data to CSV/TSV/TXT easily and fast. Direct Interaction or Scripting and Automation.

• No need to install SQL Server client library.
• Convenient to deploy to cloud. No need to run installation file, just uncompress and run, immediately.
• Commands are entered into a terminal or command prompt, accessed from local or remote (like SSH).
• Support Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

Download mssql-cmd Linux version
mssql-cmd.linux-386.zip
mssql-cmd.linux-amd64.zip
mssql-cmd.linux-arm64.zip

Export SQL Server data to CSV/TSV/TXT via command line on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat/CentOS…)

1. Unload Table.

1) In interactive mode:

mssql-cmd> unload
      > table=media_messages 
      > datafile=/data/media_messages.csv 
      > delimiter=, 
      > quote=" 
      > header=y;

2) In batch mode:

mssql-cmd dsn="pan:withdata@192.168.0.102/test" task=unload table=media_messages datafile=/data/media_messages.csv delimiter=, quote=" header=y quit=y

2. Unload Query.

1) In interactive mode:

mssql-cmd> unload
      > query="select * from media_messages where id > 100"
      > datafile=/data/media_messages.csv 
      > delimiter=, 
      > quote=" 
      > header=y;

2) In batch mode:

mssql-cmd dsn="pan:withdata@192.168.0.102/test" task=unload query="select * from media_messages where id > 100" datafile=/data/media_messages.csv delimiter=, quote=" header=y quit=y

3. Unload All Tables.

1) In interactive mode:

mssql-cmd> unload
      > table=all 
      > folder=/data/tables_data
      > delimiter=, 
      > quote=" 
      > header=y;

2) In batch mode:

mssql-cmd dsn="pan:withdata@192.168.0.102/test" task=unload table=all folder=/data/tables_data delimiter=, quote=" header=y quit=y

See parameters detail.

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