Understanding Input File Path Resolution
- Last Updated: April 14, 2026
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- MarkLogic Server
- Version 11.0
- Documentation
If you do not explicitly include a URI scheme prefix such as file: on the input file path, mlcp uses the following rules to locate the input path:
- In local mode, mlcp defaults to the local file system (
file).
The following example loads files from the local filesystem directory /space/bill/data:
# Windows users, see Modifying the Example Commands for Windows
$ mlcp.sh import -host localhost -port 8000 -username user \
-password passwd -input_file_path /space/bill/data -mode local