SQL

import dump mysql

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

import mysql dump command line

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

import mysql dump command line

mysql> use db_name;
mysql> source backup-file.sql;

import mysql dump

tar -xzOf your_db_dump.sql.tar.gz | mysql -u USERNAME -pPASSWORD your_database