Importing a CSV Into PostgreSQL Like a Pro
Importing data into PostgreSQL can be time consuming and painful ā unless you toss the GUI tools and use scripts.

Importing data into PostgreSQL can be time consuming and painful ā unless you toss the GUI tools and use scripts. I get into this in SQL in Orbit (which I launched last month) but I thought Iād share the technique with everyone.
USING HEAD
It all starts with using the head command in the shell in order to pull out the column names:
head -1 master_plan.csv
This will pop out the very first line of the CSV, which is typically the header row. Iām working with Cassiniās mission plan data, so this is what I see:
Now I just copy/paste that into VS Code and run a simple replacement using āChange all Occurrencesā to build my create table statement.
The final step is to use the copy from command to pull data out of the CSV and into the database. Thereās a whole lot more to this (like data types to use and creating an isolated schema) ā just watch the video already!