The bcp Command-Line Utility
You use the bcp (bulk copy program) tool to address the bulk movement of data. This utility is bidirectional, allowing for the movement of data into and out of a SQL Server database.
bcp uses the following syntax:
bcp [database_name.] schema.{table_name | view_name | "query" {indata_file | out data_file | queryout data_file | format nul} [-a packet_size] [-b batch_size] [-c] [-C { ACP | OEM | RAW | code_page } ] [-d database_name] [-e err_file] [-E] [-f format_file] [-F first_row] [-h"hint [,...n]"] [-i input_file] [-k] [-K application_intent] [-L last_row] [-m max_errors] [-n] [-N] [-o output_file] [-P password] [-q] [-r row_term] [-R] [-S [server_name[\instance_name]] ...
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