The MySQL Command-Line Client
The MySQL command-line client is mysql, and it has the following syntax:
mysql [options] [database]
Some of the available options for mysql are discussed in Table 29.1. database is optional, and if given, it should be the name of the database to which you want to connect.
TABLE 29.1 Command-Line Options to Use When Invoking mysql
More options are available than are listed in Table 29.1, but these are the most common options. See the man page for mysql for more information on the available options.
Caution
Although mysql allows you to specify the password on the command line after the -p option, and thus allows you ...
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