bd import

Generated from bd help --doc import

Import issues from a JSONL file (newline-delimited JSON) into the database.

If no file is specified, imports from .beads/issues.jsonl (the git-tracked export). Use "-" to read from stdin. This is the incremental counterpart to 'bd export': new issues are created and existing issues are updated (upsert semantics).

Memory records (lines with "_type":"memory") are automatically detected and imported as persistent memories (equivalent to 'bd remember'). This makes 'bd export | bd import' a full round-trip for both issues and memories.

Each JSONL line should map to an issue with at minimum "title". Optional fields: description, issue_type (type), priority, acceptance_criteria.

EXAMPLES: bd import # Import from .beads/issues.jsonl bd import backup.jsonl # Import from a specific file bd import -i backup.jsonl # Legacy alias for a specific file bd import - # Read JSONL from stdin cat issues.jsonl | bd import - # Pipe JSONL from another tool bd import --dry-run # Show what would be imported bd import --dedup # Skip issues with duplicate titles bd import --json # Structured output with created IDs

bd import [file|-] [flags]

Flags:

      --dedup          Skip lines whose title matches an existing open issue
      --dry-run        Show what would be imported without importing
  -i, --input string   Read JSONL from a specific file