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slug: /en/sql-reference/statements/select/into-outfile
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sidebar_label: INTO OUTFILE
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---
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# INTO OUTFILE Clause
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`INTO OUTFILE` clause redirects the result of a `SELECT` query to a file on the **client** side.
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Compressed files are supported. Compression type is detected by the extension of the file name (mode `'auto'` is used by default). Or it can be explicitly specified in a `COMPRESSION` clause. The compression level for a certain compression type can be specified in a `LEVEL` clause.
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**Syntax**
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```sql
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SELECT <expr_list> INTO OUTFILE file_name [AND STDOUT] [APPEND] [COMPRESSION type [LEVEL level]]
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```
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`file_name` and `type` are string literals. Supported compression types are: `'none'`, `'gzip'`, `'deflate'`, `'br'`, `'xz'`, `'zstd'`, `'lz4'`, `'bz2'`.
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`level` is a numeric literal. Positive integers in following ranges are supported: `1-12` for `lz4` type, `1-22` for `zstd` type and `1-9` for other compression types.
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## Implementation Details
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- This functionality is available in the [command-line client](../../../interfaces/cli.md) and [clickhouse-local](../../../operations/utilities/clickhouse-local.md). Thus a query sent via [HTTP interface](../../../interfaces/http.md) will fail.
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- The query will fail if a file with the same file name already exists.
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- The default [output format](../../../interfaces/formats.md) is `TabSeparated` (like in the command-line client batch mode). Use [FORMAT](format.md) clause to change it.
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- If `AND STDOUT` is mentioned in the query then the output that is written to the file is also displayed on standard output. If used with compression, the plaintext is displayed on standard output.
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- If `APPEND` is mentioned in the query then the output is appended to an existing file. If compression is used, append cannot be used.
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**Example**
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Execute the following query using [command-line client](../../../interfaces/cli.md):
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```bash
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clickhouse-client --query="SELECT 1,'ABC' INTO OUTFILE 'select.gz' FORMAT CSV;"
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zcat select.gz
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```
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Result:
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```text
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1,"ABC"
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```
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