How can I load a mysqldump .sql file to a MySQL database in Windows Vista

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I'm trying to move a MySQL database from a Linux machine to one running Windows Vista.

Using mysqldump, I've obtained a .sql file, which I have moved to the Windows machine. Whats next?

If I were moving to another Linux machine, one could do this sort of thing:

mysql -u username -p databasename < dumpfile.sql

Does anyone know of an analogous invocation that works from the Windows command line? Or are there tools to accomplish this?

When I try this type of command from the Windows command line, I get:

'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I've also tried:

mysql>  source C:\Stuff\dumpfile.sql

That gave:

Failed to open file 'C:\Stuff\dumpfile.sql', error: 2
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