Extract particular table from a mysqldump file

$ awksqldump dbname.dump.sql tblname


#!/bin/bash
### check parameter
E_NO_ARGS=65
if [ $# -eq 2 ]
then
# Outputs string of specified table only
awk "/Table structure for table .$2./,/UNLOCK TABLES/{print}" $1 > $1.EXTRACTED.sql
elif [ $# -eq 3 ]
then
# Outputs string starting from table1 and ends on beginning of table2
awk "/Table structure for table .$2./,/Table structure for table .$3./{print}" $1 > $1.EXTRACTED.sql
else
echo "Awk Sql Dump
Usage: awksqldump dumpfilename tablename1 [tablename2]
"
exit $E_NO_ARGS
fi

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