HDFS_Import_Target_Directory

sqoop import \   
--connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/source_database_name \ (This is the path to access the Source DB using JDBC Driver)  
--username <username> \                                 (Source Database Username)
--password <password> \                                 (Source Database password)
--database source_database_name \
--table source_table_name \
--target-dir <path of the file>
-m 4                                                    (using more mappers for parallel increase in perforamce)