I have a docker container running mysql and I want to push a .sql file to the container and then have mysql execute the commands in it. The first step is fairly straightforward:
docker cp ./dummy.sql <container_id>:/
From there I am trying to run mysql from the command line and point it to the file that I just pushed to the container.
docker exec <container_id> mysql -u root -ppassword < /dummy.sql
This command appears to be trying to use /sample.sql as stdin locally rather than on the container. I also tried wrapping quotes around everything after the container ID which also seems to not work.
I also tried pushing a .sh file with the command in it to the docker container and then just executing that, but that is less ideal and also not working. Any advice?