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]]   [-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.

       -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/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_privi-
       lege_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    4.1.10a    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).

MySQL 4.1                      19 December 2000                       mysql(1)