---
name: "4s-import"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "4store"
version: "1.1.4-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/4s-import"
---

# 4s-import(1)

Import RDF into a 4store KB

## NAME

**4s-import** – Import RDF into a 4store KB

## SYNOPSIS

**4s-import** kbname \[**-v**\] \[**-a**\] \[**-M** *default-model*\] \[**-m** *model*\] \[**-f** *format*\] \[rdf-file\] *...*

- **-v, --verbose**

  Increase verbosity (by default success is silent)

- **-a, --add**

  Ordinarily importing RDF to a model replaces any previous contents of that model, by using the --add flag this behaviour is overridden and any triples which were previously in the model are retained.

- **-M, --model-default**

  Set a model (graph) URI which is used by default for all imported files

- **-m, --model**

  Set a model (graph) URI for the next named file only (overrides -M if it has been used)

- **-f, --format**

  Tell the RDF parser the format of the files (if not specified the parser will guess)

## SEE ALSO

4s-query(1), 4s-size(1), 4s-httpd(1), 4s-backend(1), 4s-delete-model(1)

## EXAMPLES

$ **4s-import** demo one.ttl two.xrdf

Imports two files into the demo KB, each as a separate model (graph) guessing the RDF format used for each file

$ **4s-import** demo **-M** http://example.com/menu starters.ttl mains.ttl sweets.ttl

Imports three files into a single graph named \<http://example.com/menu\>