Apache Cassandra 1.2 Documentation

SOURCE

Executes a file containing CQL statements.

Synopsis

SOURCE 'file'

Description

To execute the contents of a file, specify the path of the file relative to the current directory. Enclose the file name in single quotation marks. The shorthand notation in this example is supported for referring to $HOME:

Example

SOURCE '~/mydir/myfile.txt';

The output for each statement, if there is any, appears in turn, including any error messages. Errors do not abort execution of the file.

Alternatively, use the --file option to execute a file while starting CQL.