在命令行中上传.sql文件时出现语法错误

Question

In the Command Line I created a database with:

create database mysql;

but when i try to upload a database file with the command:

mysql -u root -p  database < dbdump.sql;

i receive a syntax error and i don't understand where i'm wrong

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysql
 -u root -p  database < dbdump.sql' at line 1

Answer 1

1. confirm you're running the command from a shell and not from mysql.
2. I recall needing to be in mysql.exe directory when running such commands
3. remove the spaces around <. Ie, write mysql -u root -p database<dbdump.sql