Ubuntu Linux: Unzip .sql.gz file directly into a MySQL database

To unzip a .sql.gz file directly into a mysql database type:

gunzip < example_backup.sql.gz | mysql -uexample_dbuser -pexample_dbpassword example_db

Reference: https://serverfault.com/questions/137965/how-do-i-load-a-sql-gz-file-to-...