How to import existing *.sql files in PostgreSQL 8.4?

Question

I am using PostgreSQL 8.4, and I have some *.sql files to import into a database. How can I do so?

Answer 1

Well, the shortest way I know of, is following:

psql -U {user_name} -d {database_name} -f {file_path} -h {host_name}

database_name: Which database should you insert your file data in.

file_path: Absolute path to the file through which you want to perform the importing.

host_name: The name of the host. For development purposes, it is mostly localhost.

Upon entering this command in console, you will be prompted to enter your password.