How to execute Cypher in a file?

Question

I am working on windows. I have created a text file of Cypher query using notepad. How can I run the query in the file using Neo4jShell or Neo4j web interface console.

Answer 1

On Debian/Ubuntu or any *nix installations, use the following from terminal:

$ neo4j-shell -c < path-to-cypher-query-file.cql

Note that each cypher query in the file must end in a semicolon and must be separated by a blank line from the other query. Also, the .cql ending (file format) is not mandatory.