diff --git a/bin/dbImport b/bin/dbImport
index 1fbcf9db..21aa4626 100755
--- a/bin/dbImport
+++ b/bin/dbImport
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ optionHelpCallback() {
 # shellcheck disable=SC2317,SC2329 # if function is overridden
 optionVersionCallback() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 3.0"
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 4.0"
   exit 0
 }
 
@@ -1906,6 +1906,12 @@ longDescriptionFunction() {
   echo
   echo -e "    2. import from S3"
   echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}dbImport --from-aws awsFile.tar.gz --target-dsn localhost fromDb toDb${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_TITLE}Changelog${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}4.0 (2026-04-14)${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}3.0${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - initial version"
   Db::checkRequirements
 }
 
@@ -2070,7 +2076,7 @@ fromDsnOptionLongDescription() {
 
 optionVersionCallback() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 3.0"
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 4.0"
   Db::checkRequirements
   exit 0
 }
@@ -2102,6 +2108,8 @@ declare optionTables=""
 declare optionSkipSchema="0"
 declare optionFromDsn=""
 declare optionFromAws=""
+declare optionReset="0"
+declare optionDumpKind="auto"
 declare optionHelp="0"
 declare optionConfig="0"
 declare optionBashFrameworkConfig=""
@@ -2146,6 +2154,12 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
   optionFromAws=""
   local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionFromAws
   ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionFromAws = 0)) || true
+  optionReset="0"
+  local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset
+  ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset = 0)) || true
+  optionDumpKind="auto"
+  local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind
+  ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind = 0)) || true
   optionHelp="0"
   local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionHelp
   ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionHelp = 0)) || true
@@ -2203,7 +2217,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
     local options_parse_arg="$1"
     local argOptDefaultBehavior=0
     case "${options_parse_arg}" in
-      # Option 1/21
+      # Option 1/23
       # optionCollationName alts --collation-name|-o
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --collation-name | -o)
@@ -2222,7 +2236,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionCollationName="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 2/21
+      # Option 2/23
       # optionTargetDsn alts --target-dsn|-t
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --target-dsn | -t)
@@ -2241,7 +2255,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionTargetDsn="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 3/21
+      # Option 3/23
       # optionCharacterSet alts --character-set|-c
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --character-set | -c)
@@ -2260,7 +2274,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionCharacterSet="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 4/21
+      # Option 4/23
       # optionProfile alts --profile|-p
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --profile | -p)
@@ -2279,7 +2293,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionProfile="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 5/21
+      # Option 5/23
       # optionTables alts --tables
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --tables)
@@ -2300,7 +2314,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 6/21
+      # Option 6/23
       # optionSkipSchema alts --skip-schema|-s
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --skip-schema | -s)
@@ -2314,7 +2328,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionSkipSchema))
         ;;
 
-      # Option 7/21
+      # Option 7/23
       # optionFromDsn alts --from-dsn|-f
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --from-dsn | -f)
@@ -2333,7 +2347,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionFromDsn="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 8/21
+      # Option 8/23
       # optionFromAws alts --from-aws|-a
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --from-aws | -a)
@@ -2352,7 +2366,45 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         optionFromAws="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 9/21
+      # Option 9/23
+      # optionReset alts --reset
+      # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
+      --reset)
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        optionReset="1"
+
+        if ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset >= 1 )); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - Maximum number of option occurrences reached(1)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset))
+        ;;
+
+      # Option 10/23
+      # optionDumpKind alts --dump-kind|-k
+      # type: String min 0 max 1
+      # authorizedValues: auto|sql|tar|tar.gz|gz|tar.individual.sql.gz
+      --dump-kind | -k)
+        shift
+        if (($# == 0)); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - a value needs to be specified"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        if [[ ! "$1" =~ auto|sql|tar|tar.gz|gz|tar.individual.sql.gz ]]; then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - value '$1' is not part of authorized values(auto, sql, tar, tar.gz, gz, tar.individual.sql.gz)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+
+        if ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind >= 1 )); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - Maximum number of option occurrences reached(1)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind))
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        optionDumpKind="$1"
+        ;;
+
+      # Option 11/23
       # optionHelp alts --help|-h
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --help | -h)
@@ -2368,7 +2420,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 10/21
+      # Option 12/23
       # optionConfig alts --config
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --config)
@@ -2382,7 +2434,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
         ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionConfig))
         ;;
 
-      # Option 11/21
+      # Option 13/23
       # optionBashFrameworkConfig alts --bash-framework-config
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --bash-framework-config)
@@ -2403,7 +2455,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 12/21
+      # Option 14/23
       # optionInfoVerbose alts --verbose|-v
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --verbose | -v)
@@ -2421,7 +2473,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 13/21
+      # Option 15/23
       # optionDebugVerbose alts -vv
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       -vv)
@@ -2439,7 +2491,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 14/21
+      # Option 16/23
       # optionTraceVerbose alts -vvv
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       -vvv)
@@ -2457,7 +2509,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 15/21
+      # Option 17/23
       # optionLogLevel alts --log-level
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: OFF|ERR|ERROR|WARN|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE
@@ -2485,7 +2537,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 16/21
+      # Option 18/23
       # optionLogFile alts --log-file
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --log-file)
@@ -2508,7 +2560,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 17/21
+      # Option 19/23
       # optionDisplayLevel alts --display-level
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: OFF|ERR|ERROR|WARN|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE
@@ -2536,7 +2588,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 18/21
+      # Option 20/23
       # optionNoColor alts --no-color
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --no-color)
@@ -2554,7 +2606,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 19/21
+      # Option 21/23
       # optionTheme alts --theme
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: default|default-force|noColor
@@ -2582,7 +2634,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 20/21
+      # Option 22/23
       # optionVersion alts --version
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --version)
@@ -2598,7 +2650,7 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 21/21
+      # Option 23/23
       # optionQuiet alts --quiet|-q
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --quiet | -q)
@@ -2696,6 +2748,8 @@ dbImportCommandParse() {
 
 
 
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -2727,7 +2781,7 @@ dbImportCommandHelp() {
   # ------------------------------------------
   # usage/options section
   # ------------------------------------------
-  optionsAltList=("[--collation-name|-o <targetDsn>]" "[--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>]" "[--character-set|-c <characterSet>]" "[--profile|-p <profile>]" "[--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>]" "[--skip-schema|-s]" "[--from-dsn|-f <dsn>]" "[--from-aws|-a <awsFile>]" "[--help|-h]" "[--config]" "[--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>]" "[--verbose|-v]" "[-vv]" "[-vvv]" "[--log-level <log-level>]" "[--log-file <log-file>]" "[--display-level <display-level>]" "[--no-color]" "[--theme <theme>]" "[--version]" "[--quiet|-q]"
+  optionsAltList=("[--collation-name|-o <targetDsn>]" "[--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>]" "[--character-set|-c <characterSet>]" "[--profile|-p <profile>]" "[--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>]" "[--skip-schema|-s]" "[--from-dsn|-f <dsn>]" "[--from-aws|-a <awsFile>]" "[--reset]" "[--dump-kind|-k <dumpKind>]" "[--help|-h]" "[--config]" "[--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>]" "[--verbose|-v]" "[-vv]" "[-vvv]" "[--log-level <log-level>]" "[--log-file <log-file>]" "[--display-level <display-level>]" "[--no-color]" "[--theme <theme>]" "[--version]" "[--quiet|-q]"
   )
   Array::wrap2 " " 80 2 "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}USAGE:${__RESET_COLOR}" \
     "dbImport" "${optionsAltList[@]}"
@@ -2798,6 +2852,36 @@ dbImportCommandHelp() {
   Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "db dump will be downloaded from s3 instead of using remote db." "The value <awsFile> is the name of the file without s3 location" "(Only .gz or tar.gz file are supported)." "This option is incompatible with -f|--from-dsn option." ""
   echo
 
+
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--reset${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "Reset the table before importing data using TRUNCATE TABLE or DROP TABLE before CREATE TABLE."
+  echo
+
+
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--dump-kind${__HELP_NORMAL}, ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}-k <dumpKind>${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "Kind of dump to import." ""
+  echo
+
+  echo "    Possible values: "
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}auto:${__RESET_COLOR} Deduce dump kind from filename:
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.sql${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> sql
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> tar
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar.gz or .tgz${__HELP_NORMAL}  -> tar.gz
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.gz${__HELP_NORMAL}              -> gz"
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}sql:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .sql file."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .tar file containing multiple .sql files, one per table."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar.gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .tar file gzipped containing multiple .sql files, one per table."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a gz file containing a single .sql file."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar.individual.sql.gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a tar file containing multiple .sql.gz files, one per table."
+  echo
+
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 6 "    Default value: " "auto"
+  echo
   echo
   echo -e "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}GLOBAL OPTIONS:${__RESET_COLOR}"
   echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--help${__HELP_NORMAL}, ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}-h${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
@@ -2910,7 +2994,7 @@ dbImportCommandHelp() {
   # ------------------------------------------
   echo
   echo -n -e "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}VERSION: ${__RESET_COLOR}"
-  echo "3.0"
+  echo "4.0"
   # ------------------------------------------
   # author section
   # ------------------------------------------
@@ -3117,16 +3201,24 @@ if [[ -z "${optionFromAws}" ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 Log::displayInfo "import remote to local from file ${remoteDbDumpTempFile}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
 declare -a dbImportStreamOptions=(
   --profile "${optionProfile}"
   --target-dsn "${optionTargetDsn}"
   --character-set "${targetCharacterSet}"
+  --dump-kind "${optionDumpKind}"
 )
 if [[ -n "${optionTables:-}" ]]; then
   dbImportStreamOptions+=(
     --tables "${optionTables}"
   )
 fi
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+if [[ "${optionReset}" = "1" ]]; then
+  dbImportStreamOptions+=(
+    --reset
+  )
+fi
 time (
   "${CURRENT_DIR}/dbImportStream" \
     "${dbImportStreamOptions[@]}" \
diff --git a/bin/dbImportStream b/bin/dbImportStream
index bcd91859..e1f7f055 100755
--- a/bin/dbImportStream
+++ b/bin/dbImportStream
@@ -986,6 +986,19 @@ Framework::createTempFile() {
 }
 
 
+# @description retrieve linux distributor id
+# @noargs
+# @exitcode 1 if /etc/os-release not found
+# @exitcode 2 if ID field not found in /etc/os-release
+# @stdout the linux distributor id
+Linux::getDistributorId() {
+  if [[ ! -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  awk -F= '/^ID=/ { gsub(/"/, "", $2); print $2; exit }' /etc/os-release || return 2
+}
+
+
 # @description ensure running user is not root
 # @exitcode 1 if current user is root
 # @stderr diagnostics information is displayed
@@ -1601,7 +1614,7 @@ optionHelpCallback() {
 # shellcheck disable=SC2317,SC2329 # if function is overridden
 optionVersionCallback() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 3.0"
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 4.0"
   exit 0
 }
 
@@ -1801,6 +1814,12 @@ longDescriptionFunction() {
   fromDsnOptionLongDescription
   echo
   profileOptionLongDescription
+  echo
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_TITLE}Changelog${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}4.0 (2026-04-14)${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}3.0${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - initial version"
 }
 
 dbImportStreamCommandCallback() {
@@ -1934,7 +1953,7 @@ fromDsnOptionLongDescription() {
 
 optionVersionCallback() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 3.0"
+  echo "${SCRIPT_NAME} version 4.0"
   Db::checkRequirements
   exit 0
 }
@@ -1947,6 +1966,8 @@ optionVersionCallback() {
 # options variables initialization
 declare optionProfile=""
 declare optionTables=""
+declare optionReset="0"
+declare optionDumpKind="auto"
 declare optionTargetDsn="default.local"
 declare optionCharacterSet=""
 declare optionHelp="0"
@@ -1975,6 +1996,12 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
   optionTables=""
   local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionTables
   ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionTables = 0)) || true
+  optionReset="0"
+  local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset
+  ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset = 0)) || true
+  optionDumpKind="auto"
+  local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind
+  ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind = 0)) || true
   optionTargetDsn="default.local"
   local -i options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionTargetDsn
   ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionTargetDsn = 0)) || true
@@ -2038,7 +2065,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
     local options_parse_arg="$1"
     local argOptDefaultBehavior=0
     case "${options_parse_arg}" in
-      # Option 1/17
+      # Option 1/19
       # optionProfile alts --profile|-p
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --profile | -p)
@@ -2057,7 +2084,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
         optionProfile="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 2/17
+      # Option 2/19
       # optionTables alts --tables
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --tables)
@@ -2078,7 +2105,45 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 3/17
+      # Option 3/19
+      # optionReset alts --reset
+      # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
+      --reset)
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        optionReset="1"
+
+        if ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset >= 1 )); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - Maximum number of option occurrences reached(1)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionReset))
+        ;;
+
+      # Option 4/19
+      # optionDumpKind alts --dump-kind|-k
+      # type: String min 0 max 1
+      # authorizedValues: auto|sql|tar|tar.gz|gz|tar.individual.sql.gz
+      --dump-kind | -k)
+        shift
+        if (($# == 0)); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - a value needs to be specified"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        if [[ ! "$1" =~ auto|sql|tar|tar.gz|gz|tar.individual.sql.gz ]]; then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - value '$1' is not part of authorized values(auto, sql, tar, tar.gz, gz, tar.individual.sql.gz)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+
+        if ((options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind >= 1 )); then
+          Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Option ${options_parse_arg} - Maximum number of option occurrences reached(1)"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionDumpKind))
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        optionDumpKind="$1"
+        ;;
+
+      # Option 5/19
       # optionTargetDsn alts --target-dsn|-t
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --target-dsn | -t)
@@ -2097,7 +2162,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
         optionTargetDsn="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 4/17
+      # Option 6/19
       # optionCharacterSet alts --character-set|-c
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --character-set | -c)
@@ -2116,7 +2181,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
         optionCharacterSet="$1"
         ;;
 
-      # Option 5/17
+      # Option 7/19
       # optionHelp alts --help|-h
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --help | -h)
@@ -2132,7 +2197,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 6/17
+      # Option 8/19
       # optionConfig alts --config
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --config)
@@ -2146,7 +2211,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
         ((++options_parse_optionParsedCountOptionConfig))
         ;;
 
-      # Option 7/17
+      # Option 9/19
       # optionBashFrameworkConfig alts --bash-framework-config
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --bash-framework-config)
@@ -2167,7 +2232,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 8/17
+      # Option 10/19
       # optionInfoVerbose alts --verbose|-v
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --verbose | -v)
@@ -2185,7 +2250,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 9/17
+      # Option 11/19
       # optionDebugVerbose alts -vv
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       -vv)
@@ -2203,7 +2268,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 10/17
+      # Option 12/19
       # optionTraceVerbose alts -vvv
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       -vvv)
@@ -2221,7 +2286,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 11/17
+      # Option 13/19
       # optionLogLevel alts --log-level
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: OFF|ERR|ERROR|WARN|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE
@@ -2249,7 +2314,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 12/17
+      # Option 14/19
       # optionLogFile alts --log-file
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       --log-file)
@@ -2272,7 +2337,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 13/17
+      # Option 15/19
       # optionDisplayLevel alts --display-level
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: OFF|ERR|ERROR|WARN|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE
@@ -2300,7 +2365,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 14/17
+      # Option 16/19
       # optionNoColor alts --no-color
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --no-color)
@@ -2318,7 +2383,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 15/17
+      # Option 17/19
       # optionTheme alts --theme
       # type: String min 0 max 1
       # authorizedValues: default|default-force|noColor
@@ -2346,7 +2411,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 16/17
+      # Option 18/19
       # optionVersion alts --version
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --version)
@@ -2362,7 +2427,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
         ;;
 
-      # Option 17/17
+      # Option 19/19
       # optionQuiet alts --quiet|-q
       # type: Boolean min 0 max 1
       --quiet | -q)
@@ -2459,6 +2524,8 @@ dbImportStreamCommandParse() {
 
 
 
+
+
   if ((options_parse_argParsedCountArgDumpFile < 1 )); then
     Log::displayError "Command ${SCRIPT_NAME} - Argument 'argDumpFile' should be provided at least 1 time(s)"
     return 1
@@ -2492,7 +2559,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandHelp() {
   # ------------------------------------------
   # usage/options section
   # ------------------------------------------
-  optionsAltList=("[--profile|-p <profile>]" "[--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>]" "[--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>]" "[--character-set|-c <characterSet>]" "[--help|-h]" "[--config]" "[--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>]" "[--verbose|-v]" "[-vv]" "[-vvv]" "[--log-level <log-level>]" "[--log-file <log-file>]" "[--display-level <display-level>]" "[--no-color]" "[--theme <theme>]" "[--version]" "[--quiet|-q]"
+  optionsAltList=("[--profile|-p <profile>]" "[--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>]" "[--reset]" "[--dump-kind|-k <dumpKind>]" "[--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>]" "[--character-set|-c <characterSet>]" "[--help|-h]" "[--config]" "[--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>]" "[--verbose|-v]" "[-vv]" "[-vvv]" "[--log-level <log-level>]" "[--log-file <log-file>]" "[--display-level <display-level>]" "[--no-color]" "[--theme <theme>]" "[--version]" "[--quiet|-q]"
   )
   Array::wrap2 " " 80 2 "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}USAGE:${__RESET_COLOR}" \
     "dbImportStream" "${optionsAltList[@]}"
@@ -2528,6 +2595,37 @@ dbImportStreamCommandHelp() {
   Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "Import only table specified in the list." "If aws mode, ignore profile option." ""
   echo
 
+  echo
+  echo -e "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}SOURCE OPTIONS:${__RESET_COLOR}"
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--reset${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "Reset the table before importing data using TRUNCATE TABLE or DROP TABLE before CREATE TABLE."
+  echo
+
+
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--dump-kind${__HELP_NORMAL}, ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}-k <dumpKind>${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 4 "    " "Kind of dump to import." ""
+  echo
+
+  echo "    Possible values: "
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}auto:${__RESET_COLOR} Deduce dump kind from filename:
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.sql${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> sql
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> tar
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar.gz or .tgz${__HELP_NORMAL}  -> tar.gz
+    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.gz${__HELP_NORMAL}              -> gz"
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}sql:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .sql file."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .tar file containing multiple .sql files, one per table."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar.gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a .tar file gzipped containing multiple .sql files, one per table."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a gz file containing a single .sql file."
+  echo
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 8 "      - ${__OPTION_COLOR}tar.individual.sql.gz:${__RESET_COLOR} dump file is a tar file containing multiple .sql.gz files, one per table."
+  echo
+
+  Array::wrap2 ' ' 76 6 "    Default value: " "auto"
+  echo
   echo
   echo -e "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}TARGET OPTIONS:${__RESET_COLOR}"
   echo -e "  ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}--target-dsn${__HELP_NORMAL}, ${__HELP_OPTION_COLOR}-t <targetDsn>${__HELP_NORMAL} {single}"
@@ -2654,7 +2752,7 @@ dbImportStreamCommandHelp() {
   # ------------------------------------------
   echo
   echo -n -e "${__HELP_TITLE_COLOR}VERSION: ${__RESET_COLOR}"
-  echo "3.0"
+  echo "4.0"
   # ------------------------------------------
   # author section
   # ------------------------------------------
@@ -2689,31 +2787,47 @@ main() {
 
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   "644"
 
-declare -gx embed_file_dbImportStreamScript="${PERSISTENT_TMPDIR:-/tmp}/1a25e8fe87d1af27f299ca9f5af14fe2fad803ddce20d659e5f6784c6056c9cc/dbImportStreamScript"
+declare -gx embed_file_dbImportStreamScript="${PERSISTENT_TMPDIR:-/tmp}/f60daf3f7c7389022cfa34ad93f1f1d27253a0cbd47d93580fbf65ff7d20cca8/dbImportStreamScript"
 
 
 # create db instances
@@ -2735,16 +2849,136 @@ declare status=0
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 declare -a pipeStatus=()
 
+deduceDumpKindFromFilename() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  Log::displayInfo "Deducing dump file format from filename ${dumpFile}"
+  if [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.sql$ ]]; then
+    echo "sql"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.tar$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ (\.tar\.gz|\.tgz)$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar.gz"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.tar\.individual\.sql\.gz$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar.individual.sql.gz"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.gz$ ]]; then
+    echo "gz"
+  else
+    Log::displayError "Unable to deduce dump file format from filename ${dumpFile} - use --dump-kind option to specify the format"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+isAlpine() {
+  [[ "$(Linux::getDistributorId)" =~ alpine ]]
+}
+
+loadTarDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  tar xf "${dumpFile}"
+}
+
+loadGzipDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  zcat "${dumpFile}"
+}
+
+# alpine tar does not support --wildcards,
+# so we need to extract all files and cat them
+alpineTarWildcardsAlternative() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local tarOptions="$2"
+  local tempDir
+  tempDir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  (
+    trap 'rm -rf "${tempDir}"' EXIT
+    cd "${tempDir}" || exit 1
+    tar "${tarOptions}" "${dumpFile}"
+    ls -al
+    cat ./*.sql
+  )
+}
+
+loadTgzIndividualSql() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  if isAlpine; then
+    alpineTarWildcardsAlternative "${dumpFile}" "xzf"
+  else
+    tar xOzf "${dumpFile}" --wildcards --no-anchored '*.sql'
+  fi
+}
+
+loadTarIndividualSql() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  if isAlpine; then
+    alpineTarWildcardsAlternative "${dumpFile}" "xf"
+  else
+    tar xOf "${dumpFile}" --wildcards --no-anchored '*.sql'
+  fi
+}
+
+loadTarIndividualSqlGz() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local sqlGzFile
+  local -a sqlGzFiles
+  mapfile -t sqlGzFiles < <(tar tf "${dumpFile}" | sort | grep -E '\.sql\.gz$')
+  for sqlGzFile in "${sqlGzFiles[@]}"; do
+    LOG_LAST_LOG_DATE_INIT=1 Log::computeDuration
+    tar xOf "${dumpFile}" "${sqlGzFile}" | zcat || {
+      if [[ $? = 141 ]]; then
+        return 0
+      fi
+      # fail if any error during mysql or awk
+      return $?
+    }
+    DISPLAY_DURATION=1 Log::displayInfo "Processed ${sqlGzFile}" >&2
+  done
+  return 0
+}
+
+loadDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local dumpKind="$2"
+  if [[ "${dumpKind}" == "sql" ]]; then
+    cat "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar" ]]; then
+    loadTarDumpFile "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "gz" ]]; then
+    loadGzipDumpFile "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar" ]]; then
+    loadTarIndividualSql "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar.gz" ]]; then
+    loadTgzIndividualSql "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar.individual.sql.gz" ]]; then
+    loadTarIndividualSqlGz "${dumpFile}"
+  else
+    Log::displayError "Unsupported dump file format for file ${dumpFile}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+if [[ "${optionDumpKind}" = "auto" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  optionDumpKind="$(deduceDumpKindFromFilename "${argDumpFile}")"
+  Log::displayInfo "Deduced dump file format is ${optionDumpKind}"
+fi
+# try process substitution to avoid SIGPIPE
+# https://oneuptime.com/blog/post/2026-01-24-bash-broken-pipe/view
+Log::displayInfo "Loading dump file ${argDumpFile} with format ${optionDumpKind}"
 # shellcheck disable=2086,2154
 (
-  if [[ "${argDumpFile}" =~ \.tar.gz$ ]]; then
-    tar xOfz "${argDumpFile}"
-  elif [[ "${argDumpFile}" =~ \.gz$ ]]; then
-    zcat "${argDumpFile}"
-  fi
+  loadDumpFile "${argDumpFile}" "${optionDumpKind}" || {
+    if [[ $? = 141 ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    # fail if any error during mysql or awk
+    return $?
+  }
 ) | (
   awk \
     -v PROFILE_COMMAND="${profileCommandFile}" \
+    -v RESET="${optionReset}" \
     -v CHARACTER_SET="${remoteCharacterSet}" \
     -f "${embed_file_dbImportStreamScript}" \
     -
@@ -2753,11 +2987,10 @@ declare -a pipeStatus=()
     "--defaults-extra-file=${dbTargetInstance['AUTH_FILE']}" \
     ${dbTargetInstance['DB_IMPORT_OPTIONS']} \
     "${argTargetDbName}"
-) || (
-  # zcat will continue to write to stdout whereas awk has finished if table has been found
+) || {
   # we detect this case because zcat will return code 141 because pipe closed
   Bash::handlePipelineFailure status pipeStatus
-)
+}
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-binary.yaml b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-binary.yaml
index e4565422..bf55d8a6 100644
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-binary.yaml
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-binary.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ extends:
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsProfile.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsTables.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsMysqlSource.yaml'
+  - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDumpKind.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDefault.yaml'
   - '${FRAMEWORK_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/defaultCommand.yaml'
   - '${FRAMEWORK_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/frameworkConfig.yaml'
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ binData:
   commands:
     default:
       functionName: dbImportCommand
-      version: '3.0'
+      version: '4.0'
       copyrightBeginYear: 2020
       commandName: dbImport
       beforeParseCallbacks:
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-main.sh b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-main.sh
index c0ba6418..24f590ee 100755
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-main.sh
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-main.sh
@@ -163,16 +163,24 @@ if [[ -z "${optionFromAws}" ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 Log::displayInfo "import remote to local from file ${remoteDbDumpTempFile}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
 declare -a dbImportStreamOptions=(
   --profile "${optionProfile}"
   --target-dsn "${optionTargetDsn}"
   --character-set "${targetCharacterSet}"
+  --dump-kind "${optionDumpKind}"
 )
 if [[ -n "${optionTables:-}" ]]; then
   dbImportStreamOptions+=(
     --tables "${optionTables}"
   )
 fi
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+if [[ "${optionReset}" = "1" ]]; then
+  dbImportStreamOptions+=(
+    --reset
+  )
+fi
 time (
   "${CURRENT_DIR}/dbImportStream" \
     "${dbImportStreamOptions[@]}" \
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-options.sh b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-options.sh
index 9ef914d0..decbd564 100755
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-options.sh
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport-options.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ longDescriptionFunction() {
   echo
   echo -e "    2. import from S3"
   echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}dbImport --from-aws awsFile.tar.gz --target-dsn localhost fromDb toDb${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_TITLE}Changelog${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}4.0 (2026-04-14)${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}3.0${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - initial version"
   Db::checkRequirements
 }
 
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport.bats b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport.bats
index 8462a9f2..3a16b942 100755
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport.bats
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/dbImport.bats
@@ -221,12 +221,10 @@ function Database::dbImport::remote_db_dump_already_present_from_db { #@test
 }
 
 function Database::dbImport::remote_db_fully_functional_from_aws { #@test
-
+  (cd "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/testsData" && tar cvzf "${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz.temp" 'dump.sql')
   stub aws \
     's3 ls --human-readable s3://s3server/exports/fromDb.tar.gz : exit 0' \
-    "s3 cp s3://s3server/exports/fromDb.tar.gz '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz' : touch '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz'; exit 0"
-  stub tar \
-    "xOfz '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz' : cat '${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/testsData/dump.sql'"
+    "s3 cp s3://s3server/exports/fromDb.tar.gz '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz' : mv '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz.temp' '${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz'; exit 0"
 
   # call 5 (order 9): create target db
   # call 7 (order 11): import data dump into db
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ function Database::dbImport::remote_db_fully_functional_from_aws { #@test
 function Database::dbImport::remote_db_dump_already_present_from_aws { #@test
   stub aws
   # create false dump 1 day in the past
-  tar cvzf "${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz" "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/testsData/dump.sql"
+  (cd "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/testsData" && tar cvzf "${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz" "dump.sql")
   touch -d@$(($(date +%s) + 86400)) "${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz"
   # call 5 (order 2): create target db (after dumps have been done)
   # call 7 (order 4): import data dump into db
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@ function Database::dbImport::import_local_dump_not_aws_with_tables_filter { #@te
   run "${binDir}/dbImport" --verbose -f default.local fromDb toDb --tables dataTable,otherTable 2>&1
   assert_output --partial "db created"
   assert_output --partial "import structure dump"
-  assert_output --partial "ignore table emptyTable"
+  assert_output --partial "exclude table emptyTable"
   assert_output --partial "Import database duration : "
   assert_output --partial "begin insert otherTable"
   assert_output --partial "begin insert dataTable"
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ function Database::dbImport::import_from_aws_with_tables_filter { #@test
 
   run "${binDir}/dbImport" --verbose --from-aws fromDb.tar.gz toDb --tables dataTable,otherTable 2>&1
   assert_output --partial "Import database duration : "
-  assert_output --partial "ignore table emptyTable"
+  assert_output --partial "exclude table emptyTable"
   assert_output --partial "begin insert dataTable"
   assert_output --partial "begin insert otherTable"
   [[ -f "${HOME}/.bash-tools/dbImportDumps/fromDb.tar.gz" ]]
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/testsData/dbImport.help.txt b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/testsData/dbImport.help.txt
index 8969ca82..97197dc6 100644
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/testsData/dbImport.help.txt
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImport/testsData/dbImport.help.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 USAGE: dbImport [--collation-name|-o <targetDsn>]
   [--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>] [--character-set|-c <characterSet>]
   [--profile|-p <profile>] [--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>]
-  [--skip-schema|-s] [--from-dsn|-f <dsn>] [--from-aws|-a <awsFile>] [--help|-h]
-  [--config] [--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>] [--verbose|-v]
-  [-vv] [-vvv] [--log-level <log-level>] [--log-file <log-file>]
+  [--skip-schema|-s] [--from-dsn|-f <dsn>] [--from-aws|-a <awsFile>] [--reset]
+  [--dump-kind|-k <dumpKind>] [--help|-h] [--config]
+  [--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>] [--verbose|-v] [-vv] [-vvv]
+  [--log-level <log-level>] [--log-file <log-file>]
   [--display-level <display-level>] [--no-color] [--theme <theme>] [--version]
   [--quiet|-q]
 
@@ -46,6 +47,27 @@
     (Only .gz or tar.gz file are supported).
     This option is incompatible with -f|--from-dsn option.
 
+  --reset {single}
+    Reset the table before importing data using TRUNCATE TABLE or DROP TABLE
+    before CREATE TABLE.
+  --dump-kind, -k <dumpKind> {single}
+    Kind of dump to import.
+
+    Possible values: 
+      - auto: Deduce dump kind from filename:
+            .sql             -> sql
+            .tar             -> tar
+            .tar.gz or .tgz  -> tar.gz
+            .gz              -> gz
+      - sql: dump file is a .sql file.
+      - tar: dump file is a .tar file containing multiple .sql files, o
+        ne per table.
+      - tar.gz: dump file is a .tar file gzipped containing multiple .s
+        ql files, one per table.
+      - gz: dump file is a gz file containing a single .sql file.
+      - tar.individual.sql.gz: dump file is a tar file containing multi
+        ple .sql.gz files, one per table.
+    Default value: auto
 
 GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --help, -h {single}
@@ -140,7 +162,13 @@
     2. import from S3
     dbImport --from-aws awsFile.tar.gz --target-dsn localhost fromDb toDb
 
-VERSION: 3.0
+  Changelog
+    4.0 (2026-04-14)
+      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files
+    3.0
+      - initial version
+
+VERSION: 4.0
 
 AUTHOR: [François Chastanet](https://github.com/fchastanet)
 
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-binary.yaml b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-binary.yaml
index fbc209a7..7908fdbf 100644
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-binary.yaml
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-binary.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 extends:
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsProfile.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsTables.yaml'
+  - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDumpKind.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsVersion.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsMysqlTarget.yaml'
   - '${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDefault.yaml'
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ binData:
   commands:
     default:
       functionName: dbImportStreamCommand
-      version: '3.0'
+      version: '4.0'
       copyrightBeginYear: 2020
       commandName: dbImportStream
       beforeParseCallbacks:
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-main.sh b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-main.sh
index 33f25e00..02cd03b0 100755
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-main.sh
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-main.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 # @embed "${BASH_TOOLS_ROOT_DIR}/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream.awk" AS dbImportStreamScript
 
 # create db instances
@@ -20,16 +21,136 @@ declare status=0
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 declare -a pipeStatus=()
 
+deduceDumpKindFromFilename() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  Log::displayInfo "Deducing dump file format from filename ${dumpFile}"
+  if [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.sql$ ]]; then
+    echo "sql"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.tar$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ (\.tar\.gz|\.tgz)$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar.gz"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.tar\.individual\.sql\.gz$ ]]; then
+    echo "tar.individual.sql.gz"
+  elif [[ "${dumpFile}" =~ \.gz$ ]]; then
+    echo "gz"
+  else
+    Log::displayError "Unable to deduce dump file format from filename ${dumpFile} - use --dump-kind option to specify the format"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+isAlpine() {
+  [[ "$(Linux::getDistributorId)" =~ alpine ]]
+}
+
+loadTarDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  tar xf "${dumpFile}"
+}
+
+loadGzipDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  zcat "${dumpFile}"
+}
+
+# alpine tar does not support --wildcards,
+# so we need to extract all files and cat them
+alpineTarWildcardsAlternative() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local tarOptions="$2"
+  local tempDir
+  tempDir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  (
+    trap 'rm -rf "${tempDir}"' EXIT
+    cd "${tempDir}" || exit 1
+    tar "${tarOptions}" "${dumpFile}"
+    ls -al
+    cat ./*.sql
+  )
+}
+
+loadTgzIndividualSql() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  if isAlpine; then
+    alpineTarWildcardsAlternative "${dumpFile}" "xzf"
+  else
+    tar xOzf "${dumpFile}" --wildcards --no-anchored '*.sql'
+  fi
+}
+
+loadTarIndividualSql() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  if isAlpine; then
+    alpineTarWildcardsAlternative "${dumpFile}" "xf"
+  else
+    tar xOf "${dumpFile}" --wildcards --no-anchored '*.sql'
+  fi
+}
+
+loadTarIndividualSqlGz() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local sqlGzFile
+  local -a sqlGzFiles
+  mapfile -t sqlGzFiles < <(tar tf "${dumpFile}" | sort | grep -E '\.sql\.gz$')
+  for sqlGzFile in "${sqlGzFiles[@]}"; do
+    LOG_LAST_LOG_DATE_INIT=1 Log::computeDuration
+    tar xOf "${dumpFile}" "${sqlGzFile}" | zcat || {
+      if [[ $? = 141 ]]; then
+        return 0
+      fi
+      # fail if any error during mysql or awk
+      return $?
+    }
+    DISPLAY_DURATION=1 Log::displayInfo "Processed ${sqlGzFile}" >&2
+  done
+  return 0
+}
+
+loadDumpFile() {
+  local dumpFile="$1"
+  local dumpKind="$2"
+  if [[ "${dumpKind}" == "sql" ]]; then
+    cat "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar" ]]; then
+    loadTarDumpFile "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "gz" ]]; then
+    loadGzipDumpFile "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar" ]]; then
+    loadTarIndividualSql "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar.gz" ]]; then
+    loadTgzIndividualSql "${dumpFile}"
+  elif [[ "${dumpKind}" == "tar.individual.sql.gz" ]]; then
+    loadTarIndividualSqlGz "${dumpFile}"
+  else
+    Log::displayError "Unsupported dump file format for file ${dumpFile}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+if [[ "${optionDumpKind}" = "auto" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  optionDumpKind="$(deduceDumpKindFromFilename "${argDumpFile}")"
+  Log::displayInfo "Deduced dump file format is ${optionDumpKind}"
+fi
+# try process substitution to avoid SIGPIPE
+# https://oneuptime.com/blog/post/2026-01-24-bash-broken-pipe/view
+Log::displayInfo "Loading dump file ${argDumpFile} with format ${optionDumpKind}"
 # shellcheck disable=2086,2154
 (
-  if [[ "${argDumpFile}" =~ \.tar.gz$ ]]; then
-    tar xOfz "${argDumpFile}"
-  elif [[ "${argDumpFile}" =~ \.gz$ ]]; then
-    zcat "${argDumpFile}"
-  fi
+  loadDumpFile "${argDumpFile}" "${optionDumpKind}" || {
+    if [[ $? = 141 ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    # fail if any error during mysql or awk
+    return $?
+  }
 ) | (
   awk \
     -v PROFILE_COMMAND="${profileCommandFile}" \
+    -v RESET="${optionReset}" \
     -v CHARACTER_SET="${remoteCharacterSet}" \
     -f "${embed_file_dbImportStreamScript}" \
     -
@@ -38,8 +159,7 @@ declare -a pipeStatus=()
     "--defaults-extra-file=${dbTargetInstance['AUTH_FILE']}" \
     ${dbTargetInstance['DB_IMPORT_OPTIONS']} \
     "${argTargetDbName}"
-) || (
-  # zcat will continue to write to stdout whereas awk has finished if table has been found
+) || {
   # we detect this case because zcat will return code 141 because pipe closed
   Bash::handlePipelineFailure status pipeStatus
-)
+}
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-options.sh b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-options.sh
index beb477a9..ea534028 100755
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-options.sh
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream-options.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ longDescriptionFunction() {
   fromDsnOptionLongDescription
   echo
   profileOptionLongDescription
+  echo
+  echo -e "  ${__HELP_TITLE}Changelog${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}4.0 (2026-04-14)${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files"
+  echo -e "    ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}3.0${__HELP_NORMAL}"
+  echo -e "      - initial version"
 }
 
 dbImportStreamCommandCallback() {
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream.awk b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream.awk
index 14ed7b59..e3b97890 100644
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream.awk
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/dbImportStream.awk
@@ -1,39 +1,62 @@
 BEGIN{
   write=1
 }
+
+function ShouldIncludeTable(tableName) {
+  if (! (tableName in map)) {
+    profileCmd = "echo '" tableName "' | " PROFILE_COMMAND " | grep -q " tableName
+    map[tableName] = (system(profileCmd) == 0)
+    if (map[tableName]) {
+      print "\033[44m" "begin insert " tableName "\033[0m"  > "/dev/stderr"
+    } else {
+      print "exclude table " tableName  > "/dev/stderr"
+    }
+  }
+  return map[tableName]
+}
+
 {
   buffer = substr($0, 1, 150)
   line = $0
   if(match(buffer, /^LOCK TABLES `([^`]+)` WRITE;$/, arr) != 0) {
     # check if inserts are part of the profile
     tableName=arr[1]
-    if (! (tableName in map)) {
-      profileCmd = "echo '" tableName "' | " PROFILE_COMMAND " | grep -q " tableName
-      map[tableName] = (system(profileCmd) == 0)
-    }
-    if (map[tableName]) {
-      print "\033[44m" "begin insert " tableName "\033[0m"  > "/dev/stderr"
-      line = line "\nTRUNCATE TABLE `" tableName "`;"
+    if (ShouldIncludeTable(tableName)) {
+      if (RESET==1) {
+        print "\033[44m" "reset mode - truncate table " tableName "\033[0m"  > "/dev/stderr"
+        line = "\nTRUNCATE TABLE `" tableName "` IF EXISTS;\n" line
+      }
       write=1
     } else {
-      print "ignore table " tableName  > "/dev/stderr"
       write=0
     }
+  } else if(match(buffer, /^CREATE TABLE `([^`]+)` \($/, arr) != 0) {
+    tableName=arr[1]
+    if (ShouldIncludeTable(tableName) && RESET==1) {
+      print "\033[44m" "reset mode - drop table " tableName "\033[0m"  > "/dev/stderr"
+      line = "\nDROP TABLE IF EXISTS `" tableName "`;\nCREATE TABLE `" tableName "` (\n"
+    } else {
+      line = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" tableName "` (\n"
+    }
+    write=1
+  } else if(match(buffer, /^INSERT INTO `([^`]+)` VALUES/, arr) != 0) {
+    # check if inserts are part of the profile
+    tableName=arr[1]
+    write=ShouldIncludeTable(tableName)
   } else if(match(buffer, /^commit;$/, arr) != 0) {
     write=1
-  } else if(match(buffer, /SET NAMES ([^ ]+)/, arr) != 0) {
+  } else if(match(buffer, /SET NAMES ([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/, arr) != 0) {
     if (CHARACTER_SET != "") {
-      sub(/SET NAMES ([^ ]+)/, "SET NAMES " CHARACTER_SET, line)
+      sub(/SET NAMES ([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/, "SET NAMES " CHARACTER_SET, line)
     }
     write=1
-  } else if(match(buffer, /SET character_set_client = ([^ ]+)/, arr) != 0 && substr(arr[1], 0, 1) != "@") {
+  } else if(match(buffer, /SET character_set_client = ([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/, arr) != 0 && substr(arr[1], 0, 1) != "@") {
     if (CHARACTER_SET != "") {
-      sub(/SET character_set_client = ([^ ]+)/, "SET character_set_client = " CHARACTER_SET, line)
+      sub(/SET character_set_client = ([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/, "SET character_set_client = " CHARACTER_SET, line)
     }
     write=1
   }
 
-
   if (write == 1) {
     print line
   }
diff --git a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/testsData/dbImportStream.help.txt b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/testsData/dbImportStream.help.txt
index c60eef15..7b0933eb 100644
--- a/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/testsData/dbImportStream.help.txt
+++ b/src/_binaries/Database/dbImportStream/testsData/dbImportStream.help.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 USAGE: dbImportStream [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]
 USAGE: dbImportStream [--profile|-p <profile>]
-  [--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>] [--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>]
-  [--character-set|-c <characterSet>] [--help|-h] [--config]
-  [--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>] [--verbose|-v] [-vv] [-vvv]
-  [--log-level <log-level>] [--log-file <log-file>]
+  [--tables <tablesSeparatedByComma>] [--reset] [--dump-kind|-k <dumpKind>]
+  [--target-dsn|-t <targetDsn>] [--character-set|-c <characterSet>] [--help|-h]
+  [--config] [--bash-framework-config <bash-framework-config>] [--verbose|-v]
+  [-vv] [-vvv] [--log-level <log-level>] [--log-file <log-file>]
   [--display-level <display-level>] [--no-color] [--theme <theme>] [--version]
   [--quiet|-q]
 
@@ -23,6 +23,29 @@
     If aws mode, ignore profile option.
 
 
+SOURCE OPTIONS:
+  --reset {single}
+    Reset the table before importing data using TRUNCATE TABLE or DROP TABLE
+    before CREATE TABLE.
+  --dump-kind, -k <dumpKind> {single}
+    Kind of dump to import.
+
+    Possible values: 
+      - auto: Deduce dump kind from filename:
+            .sql             -> sql
+            .tar             -> tar
+            .tar.gz or .tgz  -> tar.gz
+            .gz              -> gz
+      - sql: dump file is a .sql file.
+      - tar: dump file is a .tar file containing multiple .sql files, o
+        ne per table.
+      - tar.gz: dump file is a .tar file gzipped containing multiple .s
+        ql files, one per table.
+      - gz: dump file is a gz file containing a single .sql file.
+      - tar.individual.sql.gz: dump file is a tar file containing multi
+        ple .sql.gz files, one per table.
+    Default value: auto
+
 TARGET OPTIONS:
   --target-dsn, -t <targetDsn> {single}
     Dsn to use for target database.
@@ -113,7 +136,13 @@
       - default
       - none
 
-VERSION: 3.0
+  Changelog
+    4.0 (2026-04-14)
+      - add support for tar.gz and tar.individual.sql.gz dump files
+    3.0
+      - initial version
+
+VERSION: 4.0
 
 AUTHOR: [François Chastanet](https://github.com/fchastanet)
 
diff --git a/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDumpKind.yaml b/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDumpKind.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3f4ed0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_binaries/commandDefinitions/optionsDumpKind.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+binData:
+  commands:
+    default:
+      optionGroups:
+        groupSourceDbOptions:
+          title: 'SOURCE OPTIONS:'
+      options:
+        - alts:
+            - '--reset'
+          group: groupSourceDbOptions
+          type: Boolean
+          help: >-
+            Reset the table before importing data
+            using TRUNCATE TABLE or DROP TABLE before CREATE TABLE.
+          variableName: optionReset
+        - alts:
+            - --dump-kind
+            - -k
+          group: groupSourceDbOptions
+          help: |
+            Kind of dump to import.
+          helpValueName: dumpKind
+          type: String
+          variableName: optionDumpKind
+          defaultValue: auto
+          authorizedValues:
+            - value: auto
+              help: >-
+                Deduce dump kind from filename:
+                  ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.sql${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> sql
+                  ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar${__HELP_NORMAL}             -> tar
+                  ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.tar.gz or .tgz${__HELP_NORMAL}  -> tar.gz
+                  ${__HELP_EXAMPLE}.gz${__HELP_NORMAL}              -> gz
+            - value: sql
+              help: >-
+                dump file is a .sql file.
+            - value: tar
+              help: >-
+                dump file is a .tar file containing multiple .sql files,
+                one per table.
+            - value: tar.gz
+              help: >-
+                dump file is a .tar file gzipped containing multiple
+                .sql files, one per table.
+            - value: gz
+              help: >-
+                dump file is a gz file containing a single .sql file.
+            - value: tar.individual.sql.gz
+              help: >-
+                dump file is a tar file containing multiple
+                .sql.gz files, one per table.