mysql(1)

NAME
mysql - text-based client for mysqld, a SQL-based relational database daemon

USAGE
mysql [OPTIONS] [Database]

SYNOPSIS
mysql [-B|--batch] [-#|--debug= logfile] [-T|--debug-info] [-e|--exec= command] [-f|--force] [-?|--help] [-h|--host= hostname] [-n|--unbuffered] [-p[pwd]] [--password=[pwd] (INSECURE)] [-P|--port= pnum] [-q|--quick] [-r|--raw] [-s|--silent] [-S|--socket= snum] [-u|--user= uname] [-v|--verbose] [-V|--version] [-w|--wait]

DESCRIPTION
The mysql program provides a curses-based interface to the SQL-based database server daemon, mysqld(1). Full fuller documentation, refer to the HTML documents installed with the package.

OPTIONS

-B|--batch
    Print results with a tab as separator, each row on a new line.

-#|--debug=logfile
    Employ the specified debug log.

-T|--debug-info
    Print debug information upon exiting.

-e | --exec=command
    Execute the specified command and quit (--batch is implicit).

-f|--force
    Continue even if the face of a SQL error.

-?|--help
    Display a help message and exit.

-h|--host=hostname
    Connect to the specified host.

-n|--unbuffered
    Flush the buffer after each query.

-p|--password[=pwd]
    Employ the specified password when connecting to the database server. If a password is not supplied, it will be requested interactively. WARNING: This is insecure as the password is visible for anyone through /proc for a short time.

-P|--port=pnum
    Employ the specified port number for connecting to the database server.

-q|--quick
    Do not cache the result; print it row by row. This may slow down the server if the output is suspended.

-r|--raw
    Write fields without conversion. (used with --batch).

-s|--silent
    Silent mode: reduce the amount of output.

-S|--socket=snum
    Employ the specified socket file for connecting to the database server.

-u|--user=uname
    Employ the specified user name for logging in to the server.

-v|--verbose
    Verbose mode: write more Specifying this option twice produces a tabular output format.

-V|--version
    Print the mysql version number and exit.

-w|--wait
    Wait and retry if the database server connection is down.

FILES

/etc/mysql/my.cnf
    MySQL configuration file

/usr/bin/mysql
    Client executable

/usr/sbin/mysqld
    Server executable

/usr/bin/mysqld_safe
    executable shell script for starting mysqld safely

/var/lib/mysql
    location of database files

EXAMPLE
You can also read a backup dump file back into MySQL with:

mysql
    database < backup-file.sql

SEE ALSO
isamchk(1), isamlog(1), mysqlaccess(1), mysqladmin(1), mysqld(1), mysqld_multi(1), mysqld_safe(1), mysqldump(1), mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1), mysqlshow(1), mysql_zap(1), perror(1), replace(1)

For more information please refer to the MySQL reference manual, which may already be installed locally and which is also available online at http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/

BUGS
Please refer to http://bugs.mysql.com/ to report bugs.

AUTHOR
Ver 6.3, distribution 4.0.24 Michael (Monty) Widenius (monty@mysql.com), MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/) This software comes with no warranty. Manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communication, U.S. National Library of Medicine (rodgers@nlm.nih.gov).