drop table if exists t1; create table t1 (`a` blob); insert into t1 values("hello world"),("Hello mars"),(NULL); select load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.1")); load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.1")) hello world Hello mars \N select load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.2")); load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.2")) hello world select load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.3")); load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.3")) select load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.not-exist")); load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.not-exist")) NULL drop table t1; select load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.4")); load_file(concat(@tmpdir,"/outfile-test.4")) 1 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT); EXPLAIN SELECT * INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/t1.txt' FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n' FROM t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 system NULL NULL NULL NULL 0 const row not found DROP TABLE t1;