|<- <- -> ->|

Database access

cousins.txt 
    jake            1
    alexander       13
    nathan          12
    zoe             8

Add contents of file cousins.txt to table person. 

    [jao@zack]$ cat cousins.txt | osh ^ \
                f 's: s.split()' ^ \
                sql "insert into person('%s', %s)" $

sql "insert into person('%s', %s)": Substitute input sequence, e.g. ('jake', 1), into sql statement, then execute it.