mysqlimport — A Data Import Program • --help ,  -? • --bind-address= ip_address • --character-sets-dir= dir_name • --columns= column_list ,  -c  column_list • --compress ,  -C • --compression-algorithms= value • --debug[= debug_options ] ,  -# [ debug_options ] • --debug-check • --debug-info Display a help message and exit. On a computer having multiple network interfaces, use this option to select which interface to use for connecting to the MySQL server. The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 10.15, “Character Set Configuration” . This option takes a list of comma-separated column names as its value. The order of the column names indicates how to match data file columns with table columns. Compress all information sent between the client and the server if possible. See Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . As of MySQL 8.0.18, this option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL. See Configuring Legacy Connection Compression. The permitted compression algorithms for connections to the server. The available algorithms are the same as for the  protocol_compression_algorithms  system variable. The default value is uncompressed . For more information, see Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . This option was added in MySQL 8.0.18. Write a debugging log. A typical  debug_options  string is  d:t:o, file_name . The default is  d:t:o . This option is available only if MySQL was built using  WITH_DEBUG . MySQL release binaries provided by Oracle are  not  built using this option. Print some debugging information when the program exits. This option is available only if MySQL was built using  WITH_DEBUG . MySQL release binaries provided by Oracle are  not  built using this option. 505 Option Name Description Introduced Deprecated --zstd-compression-level Compression level for connections to server that use zstd compression 8.0.18