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MYSQL(1) MySQL Database System MYSQL(1)
NAME
mysql - the MySQL command-line tool
SYNOPSIS
mysql [options] db_name
DESCRIPTION
mysql is a simple SQL shell (with GNU readline capabilities). It supports
interactive and non-interactive use. When used interactively, query results are
presented in an ASCII-table format. When used non-interactively (for example, as a
filter), the result is presented in tab-separated format. The output format can be
changed using command options.
If you have problems due to insufficient memory for large result sets, use the
--quick option. This forces mysql to retrieve results from the server a row at a
time rather than retrieving the entire result set and buffering it in memory before
displaying it. This is done by returning the result set using the
mysql_use_result() C API function in the client/server library rather than
mysql_store_result().
Using mysql is very easy. Invoke it from the prompt of your command interpreter as
follows:
shell> mysql db_name
Or:
shell> mysql --user=user_name --password=your_password db_name
Then type an SQL statement, end it with ";", \g, or \G and press Enter.
As of MySQL 5.0.25, typing Control-C causes mysql to attempt to kill the current
statement. If this cannot be done, or Control-C is typed again before the statement
is killed, mysql exits. Previously, Control-C caused mysql to exit in all cases.
You can execute SQL statements in a script file (batch file) like this:
shell> mysql db_name < script.sql > output.tab
MYSQL OPTIONS
mysql supports the following options:
Table 4.2. mysql Option Reference
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|Format | Config File | Description | Introduced |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--auto-rehash | auto-rehash | Enable automatic | |
| | | rehashing | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--connect_timeout=value | connect_timeout | The number of | |
| | | seconds before | |
| | | connection timeout | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--database=dbname | database | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ The database to +------------+
|-D dbname | | use | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ +------------+
|dbname | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|-# [debug_options] | debug | Write a debugging | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ log +------------+
|--debug[=debug_options] | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--debug-info | debug-info | Print debugging | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ information, +------------+
|-T | | memory and CPU | |
| | | statistics when | |
| | | the program exits | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--default-character-set=charset_name | default-character-set | Use charset_name | |
| | | as the default | |
| | | character set | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--delimiter=str | delimiter | Set the statement | |
| | | delimiter | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--batch | batch | Don't use history | |
| | | file | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--execute=statement | execute | Execute the | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ statement and quit +------------+
|-e statement | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--force | force | Continue even if | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ an SQL error +------------+
|-f | | occurs | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--help | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ Display help +------------+
|-? | | message and exit | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ +------------+
|-I | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--host=host_name | host | Connect to the | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ MySQL server on +------------+
|-h host_name | | the given host | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--html | html | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ Produce HTML +------------+
|-B | | output | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ +------------+
|-H | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ignore-spaces | ignore-spaces | Ignore spaces | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ after function +------------+
|-i | | names | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--line-numbers | line-numbers | Write line numbers | |
| | | for errors | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--local-infile[={0|1}] | local-infile | Enable or disable | |
| | | for LOCAL | |
| | | capability for | |
| | | LOAD DATA INFILE | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--max_allowed_packet=value | max_allowed_packet | The maximum packet | |
| | | length to send to | |
| | | or receive from | |
| | | the server | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--max_join_size=value | max_join_size | The automatic | |
| | | limit for rows in | |
| | | a join when using | |
| | | --safe-updates | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--named-commands | named-commands | Enable named mysql | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ commands +------------+
|-G | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--net_buffer_length=value | net_buffer_length | The buffer size | |
| | | for TCP/IP and | |
| | | socket | |
| | | communication | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--character-sets-dir=name | character-sets-dir | Set the default | |
| | | character set | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--no-auto-rehash | | Disable automatic | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ rehashing +------------+
|-A | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--no-beep | no-beep | Do not beep when | |
| | | errors occur | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--no-named-commands | no-named-commands | Disable named | |
| | | mysql commands | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--no-pager | no-pager | Deprecated form of | |
| | | --skip-pager | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--no-tee | no-tee | Do not copy output | |
| | | to a file | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--one-database | one-database | Ignore statements | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ except those for +------------+
|-o | | the default | |
| | | database named on | |
| | | the command line | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--pager[=command] | pager | Use the given | |
| | | command for paging | |
| | | query output | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--password[=password] | password | The password to | |
| | | use when | |
| | | connecting to the | |
| | | server | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--column-names | column-names | Write column names | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ in results +------------+
|-p[password] | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--port=port_num | port | The TCP/IP port | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ number to use for +------------+
|-P port_num | | the connection | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--prompt=format_str | prompt | Set the prompt to | |
| | | the specified | |
| | | format | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY} | protocol | The connection | |
| | | protocol to use | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--quick | quick | Do not cache each | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ query result +------------+
|-q | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--raw | raw | Write column | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ values without +------------+
|-r | | escape conversion | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--reconnect | reconnect | If the connection | |
| | | to the server is | |
| | | lost, | |
| | | automatically try | |
| | | to reconnect | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--comments | comments | Whether to retain | 5.0.52 |
| | | or strip comments | |
| | | in statements sent | |
| | | to the server | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--i-am-a-dummy | safe-updates | Allow only UPDATE | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ and DELETE +------------+
|--safe-updates | | statements that | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ specify key values +------------+
|-U | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--secure-auth | secure-auth | Do not send | |
| | | passwords to the | |
| | | server in old | |
| | | (pre-4.1.1) format | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--select_limit=value | select_limit | The automatic | |
| | | limit for SELECT | |
| | | statements when | |
| | | using | |
| | | --safe-updates | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--show-warnings | show-warnings | Show warnings | 5.0.6 |
| | | after each | |
| | | statement if there | |
| | | are any | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--sigint-ignore | sigint-ignore | Ignore SIGINT | |
| | | signals (typically | |
| | | the result of | |
| | | typing Control-C) | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--silent | silent | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ Silent mode +------------+
|-s | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-auto-rehash | skip-auto-rehash | Disable automatic | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ rehashing +------------+
|-c | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-column-names | skip-column-names | Do not write | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ column names in +------------+
|-N | | results | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-line-numbers | skip-line-numbers | Skip line numbers | |
| | | for errors | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-named-commands | skip-named-commands | Disable named | |
| | | mysql commands | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-pager | skip-pager | Disable paging | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--skip-reconnect | skip-reconnect | Disable | |
| | | reconnecting | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--socket=path | socket | For connections to | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ localhost +------------+
|-S path | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-ca=file_name | ssl-ca | The path to a file | |
| | | that contains a | |
| | | list of trusted | |
| | | SSL CAs | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-capath=directory_name | ssl-capath | The path to a | |
| | | directory that | |
| | | contains trusted | |
| | | SSL CA | |
| | | certificates in | |
| | | PEM format | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--compress | compress | Compress all | |
| | | information sent | |
| | | between the client | |
| | | and the server | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-cert=file_name | ssl-cert | The name of the | |
| | | SSL certificate | |
| | | file to use for | |
| | | establishing a | |
| | | secure connection | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-cipher=cipher_list | ssl-cipher | A list of | |
| | | allowable ciphers | |
| | | to use for SSL | |
| | | encryption | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-key=file_name | ssl-key | The name of the | |
| | | SSL key file to | |
| | | use for | |
| | | establishing a | |
| | | secure connection | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--ssl-verify-server-cert | ssl-verify-server-cert | The server's | |
| | | Common Name value | |
| | | in its certificate | |
| | | is verified | |
| | | against the | |
| | | hostname used when | |
| | | connecting to the | |
| | | server | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--table | table | Display output in | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ tabular format +------------+
|-t | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--tee=file_name | tee | Append a copy of | |
| | | output to the | |
| | | given file | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--unbuffered | unbuffered | Flush the buffer | |
| | | after each query | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--user=user_name | user | The MySQL username | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ to use when +------------+
|-u user_name | | connecting to the | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ server +------------+
|-C | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--verbose | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ Verbose mode +------------+
|-v | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--version | | Display version | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ information and +------------+
|-V | | exit | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--vertical | vertical | Print query output | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ rows vertically +------------+
|-E | | (one line per | |
| | | column value) | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--wait | wait | If the connection | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ cannot be +------------+
|-w | | established, wait | |
| | | and retry instead | |
| | | of aborting | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
|--xml | xml | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+ Produce XML output +------------+
|-X | | | |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+--------------------+------------+
? --help, -?
Display a help message and exit.
? --auto-rehash
Enable automatic rehashing. This option is on by default, which enables table
and column name completion. Use --skip-auto-rehash to disable rehashing. That
causes mysql to start faster, but you must issue the rehash command if you want
to use table and column name completion.
? --batch, -B
Print results using tab as the column separator, with each row on a new line.
With this option, mysql does not use the history file.
? --character-sets-dir=path
The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 2, "The Character
Set Used for Data and Sorting".
? --column-names
Write column names in results.
? --comments, -c
Whether to preserve comments in statements sent to the server. The default is
--skip-comments (discard comments), enable with --comments (preserve comments).
This option was added in MySQL 5.0.52.
? --compress, -C
Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support
compression.
? --database=db_name, -D db_name
The database to use. This is useful primarily in an option file.
? --debug[=debug_options], -# [debug_options]
Write a debugging log. The debug_options string often is ?d:t:o,file_name'. The
default is ?d:t:o,/tmp/mysql.trace'.
? --debug-info, -T
Print some debugging information when the program exits.
? --default-character-set=charset_name
Use charset_name as the default character set. See Section 2, "The Character Set
Used for Data and Sorting".
? --delimiter=str
Set the statement delimiter. The default is the semicolon character (";").
? --execute=statement, -e statement
Execute the statement and quit. The default output format is like that produced
with --batch. See Section 2.2.1, "Using Options on the Command Line", for some
examples.
? --force, -f
Continue even if an SQL error occurs.
? --host=host_name, -h host_name
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
? --html, -H
Produce HTML output.
? --ignore-spaces, -i
Ignore spaces after function names. The effect of this is described in the
discussion for the IGNORE_SPACE SQL mode (see Section 1.6, "SQL Modes").
? --line-numbers
Write line numbers for errors. Disable this with --skip-line-numbers.
? --local-infile[={0|1}]
Enable or disable LOCAL capability for LOAD DATA INFILE. With no value, the
option enables LOCAL. The option may be given as --local-infile=0 or
--local-infile=1 to explicitly disable or enable LOCAL. Enabling LOCAL has no
effect if the server does not also support it.
? --named-commands, -G
Enable named mysql commands. Long-format commands are allowed, not just
short-format commands. For example, quit and \q both are recognized. Use
--skip-named-commands to disable named commands. See the section called "MYSQL
COMMANDS".
? --no-auto-rehash, -A
Deprecated form of -skip-auto-rehash. See the description for --auto-rehash.
? --no-beep, -b
Do not beep when errors occur.
? --no-named-commands, -g
Disable named commands. Use the \* form only, or use named commands only at the
beginning of a line ending with a semicolon (";"). mysql starts with this
option enabled by default. However, even with this option, long-format commands
still work from the first line. See the section called "MYSQL COMMANDS".
? --no-pager
Deprecated form of --skip-pager. See the --pager option.
? --no-tee
Do not copy output to a file. the section called "MYSQL COMMANDS", discusses
tee files further.
? --one-database, -o
Ignore statements except those for the default database named on the command
line. This is useful for skipping updates to other databases in the binary log.
? --pager[=command]
Use the given command for paging query output. If the command is omitted, the
default pager is the value of your PAGER environment variable. Valid pagers are
less, more, cat [> filename], and so forth. This option works only on Unix. It
does not work in batch mode. To disable paging, use --skip-pager. the section
called "MYSQL COMMANDS", discusses output paging further.
? --password[=password], -p[password]
The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the short option
form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option and the password. If you
omit the password value following the --password or -p option on the command
line, you are prompted for one.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See
Section 5.6, "Keeping Your Password Secure".
? --port=port_num, -P port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
? --prompt=format_str
Set the prompt to the specified format. The default is mysql>. The special
sequences that the prompt can contain are described in the section called "MYSQL
COMMANDS".
? --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
The connection protocol to use.
? --quick, -q
Do not cache each query result, print each row as it is received. This may slow
down the server if the output is suspended. With this option, mysql does not use
the history file.
? --raw, -r
Write column values without escape conversion. Often used with the --batch
option.
? --reconnect
If the connection to the server is lost, automatically try to reconnect. A
single reconnect attempt is made each time the connection is lost. To suppress
reconnection behavior, use --skip-reconnect.
? --safe-updates, --i-am-a-dummy, -U
Allow only those UPDATE and DELETE statements that specify which rows to modify
by using key values. If you have set this option in an option file, you can
override it by using --safe-updates on the command line. See the section called
"MYSQL TIPS", for more information about this option.
? --secure-auth
Do not send passwords to the server in old (pre-4.1.1) format. This prevents
connections except for servers that use the newer password format.
? --show-warnings
Cause warnings to be shown after each statement if there are any. This option
applies to interactive and batch mode. This option was added in MySQL 5.0.6.
? --sigint-ignore
Ignore SIGINT signals (typically the result of typing Control-C).
? --silent, -s
Silent mode. Produce less output. This option can be given multiple times to
produce less and less output.
? --skip-column-names, -N
Do not write column names in results.
? --skip-line-numbers, -L
Do not write line numbers for errors. Useful when you want to compare result
files that include error messages.
? --socket=path, -S path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the
name of the named pipe to use.
? --ssl*
Options that begin with --ssl specify whether to connect to the server via SSL
and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See Section 5.7.3, "SSL
Command Options".
? --table, -t
Display output in table format. This is the default for interactive use, but can
be used to produce table output in batch mode.
? --tee=file_name
Append a copy of output to the given file. This option does not work in batch
mode. in the section called "MYSQL COMMANDS", discusses tee files further.
? --unbuffered, -n
Flush the buffer after each query.
? --user=user_name, -u user_name
The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.
? --verbose, -v
Verbose mode. Produce more output about what the program does. This option can
be given multiple times to produce more and more output. (For example, -v -v -v
produces table output format even in batch mode.)
? --version, -V
Display version information and exit.
? --vertical, -E
Print query output rows vertically (one line per column value). Without this
option, you can specify vertical output for individual statements by terminating
them with \G.
? --wait, -w
If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting.
? --xml, -X
Produce XML output.
Note
Prior to MySQL 5.0.26, there was no differentiation in the output when using
this option between columns containing the NULL value and columns containing the
string literal ?NULL'; both were represented as
<field name="column_name">NULL</field>
Beginning with MySQL 5.0.26, the output when --xml is used with mysql matches that
of mysqldump --xml. See the section of the Manual which discusses the --xml option
for mysqldump for details.
Beginning with MySQL 5.0.40, the XML output also uses an XML namespace, as shown
here:
shell> mysql --xml -uroot -e "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'version%'"
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<resultset statement="SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'version%'" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<row>
<field name="Variable_name">version</field>
<field name="Value">5.0.40-debug</field>
</row>
<row>
<field name="Variable_name">version_comment</field>
<field name="Value">Source distribution</field>
</row>
<row>
<field name="Variable_name">version_compile_machine</field>
<field name="Value">i686</field>
</row>
<row>
<field name="Variable_name">version_compile_os</field>
<field name="Value">suse-linux-gnu</field>
</row>
</resultset>
(See [1]Bug#25946.)
You can also set the following variables by using --var_name=value syntax:
? connect_timeout
The number of seconds before connection timeout. (Default value is 0.)
? max_allowed_packet
The maximum packet length to send to or receive from the server. (Default value
is 16MB.)
? max_join_size
The automatic limit for rows in a join when using --safe-updates. (Default value
is 1,000,000.)
? net_buffer_length
The buffer size for TCP/IP and socket communication. (Default value is 16KB.)
? select_limit
The automatic limit for SELECT statements when using --safe-updates. (Default
value is 1,000.)
It is also possible to set variables by using --set-variable=var_name=value or -O
var_name=value syntax. This syntax is deprecated.
On Unix, the mysql client writes a record of executed statements to a history file.
By default, the history file is named .mysql_history and is created in your home
directory. To specify a different file, set the value of the MYSQL_HISTFILE
environment variable.
If you do not want to maintain a history file, first remove .mysql_history if it
exists, and then use either of the following techniques:
? Set the MYSQL_HISTFILE variable to /dev/null. To cause this setting to take
effect each time you log in, put the setting in one of your shell's startup
files.
? Create .mysql_history as a symbolic link to /dev/null:
shell> ln -s /dev/null $HOME/.mysql_history
You need do this only once.
MYSQL COMMANDS
mysql sends each SQL statement that you issue to the server to be executed. There
is also a set of commands that mysql itself interprets. For a list of these
commands, type help or \h at the mysql> prompt:
mysql> help
List of all MySQL commands:
Note that all text commands must be first on line and end with ';'
? (\?) Synonym for 'help'.
charset (\C) Switch to another charset. Might be needed for processing
binlog with multi-byte charsets.
clear (\c) Clear command.
connect (\r) Reconnect to the server. Optional arguments are db and host.
delimiter (\d) Set statement delimiter. NOTE: Takes the rest of the line as
new delimiter.
edit (\e) Edit command with $EDITOR.
ego (\G) Send command to mysql server, display result vertically.
exit (\q) Exit mysql. Same as quit.
go (\g) Send command to mysql server.
help (\h) Display this help.
nopager (\n) Disable pager, print to stdout.
notee (\t) Don't write into outfile.
pager (\P) Set PAGER [to_pager]. Print the query results via PAGER.
print (\p) Print current command.
prompt (\R) Change your mysql prompt.
quit (\q) Quit mysql.
rehash (\#) Rebuild completion hash.
source (\.) Execute an SQL script file. Takes a file name as an argument.
status (\s) Get status information from the server.
system (\!) Execute a system shell command.
tee (\T) Set outfile [to_outfile]. Append everything into given
outfile.
use (\u) Use another database. Takes database name as argument.
warnings (\W) Show warnings after every statement.
nowarning (\w) Don't show warnings after every statement.
For server side help, type 'help contents'
Each command has both a long and short form. The long form is not case sensitive;
the short form is. The long form can be followed by an optional semicolon
terminator, but the short form should not.
The use of short-form commands within multi-line /* ... */ comments is not
supported.
If you provide an argument to the help command, mysql uses it as a search string to
access server-side help from the contents of the MySQL Reference Manual. For more
information, see the section called "MYSQL SERVER-SIDE HELP".
The charset command changes the default character set and issues a SET NAMES
statement. This enables the character set to remain synchronized on the client and
server if mysql is run with auto-reconnect enabled (which is not recommended),
because the changed character set is used for reconnects. This command was added in
MySQL 5.0.25.
In the delimiter command, you should avoid the use of the backslash ("\") character
because that is the escape character for MySQL.
The edit, nopager, pager, and system commands work only in Unix.
The status command provides some information about the connection and the server
you are using. If you are running in --safe-updates mode, status also prints the
values for the mysql variables that affect your queries.
To log queries and their output, use the tee command. All the data displayed on the
screen is appended into a given file. This can be very useful for debugging
purposes also. You can enable this feature on the command line with the --tee
option, or interactively with the tee command. The tee file can be disabled
interactively with the notee command. Executing tee again re-enables logging.
Without a parameter, the previous file is used. Note that tee flushes query results
to the file after each statement, just before mysql prints its next prompt.
By using the --pager option, it is possible to browse or search query results in
interactive mode with Unix programs such as less, more, or any other similar
program. If you specify no value for the option, mysql checks the value of the
PAGER environment variable and sets the pager to that. Output paging can be enabled
interactively with the pager command and disabled with nopager. The command takes
an optional argument; if given, the paging program is set to that. With no
argument, the pager is set to the pager that was set on the command line, or stdout
if no pager was specified.
Output paging works only in Unix because it uses the popen() function, which does
not exist on Windows. For Windows, the tee option can be used instead to save query
output, although this is not as convenient as pager for browsing output in some
situations.
Here are a few tips about the pager command:
? You can use it to write to a file and the results go only to the file:
mysql> pager cat > /tmp/log.txt
You can also pass any options for the program that you want to use as your pager:
mysql> pager less -n -i -S
? In the preceding example, note the -S option. You may find it very useful for
browsing wide query results. Sometimes a very wide result set is difficult to
read on the screen. The -S option to less can make the result set much more
readable because you can scroll it horizontally using the left-arrow and
right-arrow keys. You can also use -S interactively within less to switch the
horizontal-browse mode on and off. For more information, read the less manual
page:
shell> man less
? You can specify very complex pager commands for handling query output:
mysql> pager cat | tee /dr1/tmp/res.txt \
| tee /dr2/tmp/res2.txt | less -n -i -S
In this example, the command would send query results to two files in two different
directories on two different filesystems mounted on /dr1 and /dr2, yet still
display the results onscreen via less.
You can also combine the tee and pager functions. Have a tee file enabled and pager
set to less, and you are able to browse the results using the less program and
still have everything appended into a file the same time. The difference between
the Unix tee used with the pager command and the mysql built-in tee command is that
the built-in tee works even if you do not have the Unix tee available. The built-in
tee also logs everything that is printed on the screen, whereas the Unix tee used
with pager does not log quite that much. Additionally, tee file logging can be
turned on and off interactively from within mysql. This is useful when you want to
log some queries to a file, but not others.
The default mysql> prompt can be reconfigured. The string for defining the prompt
can contain the following special sequences:
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|Option | Description |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\t | A tab character |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\ | A space (a space follows the |
| | backslash) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\_ | A space |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\R | The current time, in 24-hour |
| | military time (0-23) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\r | The current time, standard |
| | 12-hour time (1-12) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\m | Minutes of the current time |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\y | The current year, two digits |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\Y | The current year, four digits |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\D | The full current date |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\s | Seconds of the current time |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\v | The server version |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\w | The current day of the week in |
| | three-letter format (Mon, Tue, |
| | ...) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\P | am/pm |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\o | The current month in numeric |
| | format |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\O | The current month in |
| | three-letter format (Jan, Feb, |
| | ...) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\c | A counter that increments for |
| | each statement you issue |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\l | The current delimiter. (New in |
| | 5.0.25) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\S | Semicolon |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\' | Single quote |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\" | Double quote |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\d | The default database |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\h | The server host |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\p | The current TCP/IP port or |
| | socket file |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\u | Your username |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\U | Your full |
| | user_name@host_name |
| | account name |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\T}:T{ A literal "\" backslash | |
|character | |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|\n | A newline character |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
"\" followed by any other letter just becomes that letter.
If you specify the prompt command with no argument, mysql resets the prompt to the
default of mysql>.
You can set the prompt in several ways:
? Use an environment variable. You can set the MYSQL_PS1 environment variable to
a prompt string. For example:
shell> export MYSQL_PS1="(\u@\h) [\d]> "
? Use a command-line option. You can set the --prompt option on the command line
to mysql. For example:
shell> mysql --prompt="(\u@\h) [\d]> "
(user@host) [database]>
? Use an option file. You can set the prompt option in the [mysql] group of any
MySQL option file, such as /etc/my.cnf or the .my.cnf file in your home
directory. For example:
[mysql]
prompt=(\\u@\\h) [\\d]>\\_
In this example, note that the backslashes are doubled. If you set the prompt using
the prompt option in an option file, it is advisable to double the backslashes when
using the special prompt options. There is some overlap in the set of allowable
prompt options and the set of special escape sequences that are recognized in
option files. (These sequences are listed in Section 2.2.2, "Using Option Files".)
The overlap may cause you problems if you use single backslashes. For example, \s
is interpreted as a space rather than as the current seconds value. The following
example shows how to define a prompt within an option file to include the current
time in HH:MM:SS> format:
[mysql]
prompt="\\r:\\m:\\s> "
? Set the prompt interactively. You can change your prompt interactively by using
the prompt (or \R) command. For example:
mysql> prompt (\u@\h) [\d]>\_
PROMPT set to '(\u@\h) [\d]>\_'
(user@host) [database]>
(user@host) [database]> prompt
Returning to default PROMPT of mysql>
mysql>
MYSQL SERVER-SIDE HELP
mysql> help search_string
If you provide an argument to the help command, mysql uses it as a search string to
access server-side help from the contents of the MySQL Reference Manual. The proper
operation of this command requires that the help tables in the mysql database be
initialized with help topic information (see Section 1.7, "Server-Side Help").
If there is no match for the search string, the search fails:
mysql> help me
Nothing found
Please try to run 'help contents' for a list of all accessible topics
Use help contents to see a list of the help categories:
mysql> help contents
You asked for help about help category: "Contents"
For more information, type 'help <item>', where <item> is one of the
following categories:
Account Management
Administration
Data Definition
Data Manipulation
Data Types
Functions
Functions and Modifiers for Use with GROUP BY
Geographic Features
Language Structure
Storage Engines
Stored Routines
Table Maintenance
Transactions
Triggers
If the search string matches multiple items, mysql shows a list of matching topics:
mysql> help logs
Many help items for your request exist.
To make a more specific request, please type 'help <item>',
where <item> is one of the following topics:
SHOW
SHOW BINARY LOGS
SHOW ENGINE
SHOW LOGS
Use a topic as the search string to see the help entry for that topic:
mysql> help show binary logs
Name: 'SHOW BINARY LOGS'
Description:
Syntax:
SHOW BINARY LOGS
SHOW MASTER LOGS
Lists the binary log files on the server. This statement is used as
part of the procedure described in [purge-master-logs], that shows how
to determine which logs can be purged.
mysql> SHOW BINARY LOGS;
+---------------+-----------+
| Log_name | File_size |
+---------------+-----------+
| binlog.000015 | 724935 |
| binlog.000016 | 733481 |
+---------------+-----------+
EXECUTING SQL STATEMENTS FROM A TEXT FILE
The mysql client typically is used interactively, like this:
shell> mysql db_name
However, it is also possible to put your SQL statements in a file and then tell
mysql to read its input from that file. To do so, create a text file text_file that
contains the statements you wish to execute. Then invoke mysql as shown here:
shell> mysql db_name < text_file
If you place a USE db_name statement as the first statement in the file, it is
unnecessary to specify the database name on the command line:
shell> mysql < text_file
If you are already running mysql, you can execute an SQL script file using the
source command or \. command:
mysql> source file_name
mysql> \. file_name
Sometimes you may want your script to display progress information to the user. For
this you can insert statements like this:
SELECT '<info_to_display>' AS ' ';
The statement shown outputs <info_to_display>.
As of MySQL 5.0.54, mysql ignores Unicode byte order mark (BOM) characters at the
beginning of input files. Previously, it read them and sent them to the server,
resulting in a syntax error. Presence of a BOM does not cause mysql to change its
default character set. To do that, invoke mysql with an option such as
--default-character-set=utf8.
For more information about batch mode, see Section 5, "Using mysql in Batch Mode".
MYSQL TIPS
This section describes some techniques that can help you use mysql more
effectively.
Displaying Query Results Vertically
Some query results are much more readable when displayed vertically, instead of in
the usual horizontal table format. Queries can be displayed vertically by
terminating the query with \G instead of a semicolon. For example, longer text
values that include newlines often are much easier to read with vertical output:
mysql> SELECT * FROM mails WHERE LENGTH(txt) < 300 LIMIT 300,1\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
msg_nro: 3068
date: 2000-03-01 23:29:50
time_zone: +0200
mail_from: Monty
reply: monty AT no.com
mail_to: "Thimble Smith" <tim AT no.com>
sbj: UTF-8
txt: >>>>> "Thimble" == Thimble Smith writes:
Thimble> Hi. I think this is a good idea. Is anyone familiar
Thimble> with UTF-8 or Unicode? Otherwise, I'll put this on my
Thimble> TODO list and see what happens.
Yes, please do that.
Regards,
Monty
file: inbox-jani-1
hash: 190402944
1 row in set (0.09 sec)
Using the --safe-updates Option
For beginners, a useful startup option is --safe-updates (or --i-am-a-dummy, which
has the same effect). It is helpful for cases when you might have issued a DELETE
FROM tbl_name statement but forgotten the WHERE clause. Normally, such a statement
deletes all rows from the table. With --safe-updates, you can delete rows only by
specifying the key values that identify them. This helps prevent accidents.
When you use the --safe-updates option, mysql issues the following statement when
it connects to the MySQL server:
SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES=1,SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=1000, SQL_MAX_JOIN_SIZE=1000000;
See Section 5.3, "SET Syntax".
The SET statement has the following effects:
? You are not allowed to execute an UPDATE or DELETE statement unless you specify
a key constraint in the WHERE clause or provide a LIMIT clause (or both). For
example:
UPDATE tbl_name SET not_key_column=val WHERE key_column=val;
UPDATE tbl_name SET not_key_column=val LIMIT 1;
? The server limits all large SELECT results to 1,000 rows unless the statement
includes a LIMIT clause.
? The server aborts multiple-table SELECT statements that probably need to examine
more than 1,000,000 row combinations.
To specify limits different from 1,000 and 1,000,000, you can override the defaults
by using the --select_limit and --max_join_size options:
shell> mysql --safe-updates --select_limit=500 --max_join_size=10000
Disabling mysql Auto-Reconnect
If the mysql client loses its connection to the server while sending a statement,
it immediately and automatically tries to reconnect once to the server and send the
statement again. However, even if mysql succeeds in reconnecting, your first
connection has ended and all your previous session objects and settings are lost:
temporary tables, the autocommit mode, and user-defined and session variables.
Also, any current transaction rolls back. This behavior may be dangerous for you,
as in the following example where the server was shut down and restarted between
the first and second statements without you knowing it:
mysql> SET @a=1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO t VALUES(@a);
ERROR 2006: MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect...
Connection id: 1
Current database: test
Query OK, 1 row affected (1.30 sec)
mysql> SELECT * FROM t;
+------+
| a |
+------+
| NULL |
+------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)
The @a user variable has been lost with the connection, and after the reconnection
it is undefined. If it is important to have mysql terminate with an error if the
connection has been lost, you can start the mysql client with the --skip-reconnect
option.
For more information about auto-reconnect and its effect on state information when
a reconnection occurs, see Section 2.13, "Controlling Automatic Reconnect
Behavior".
COPYRIGHT
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REFERENCES
1. Bug#25946
http://bugs.mysql.com/25946
SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which may already
be installed locally and which is also available online at
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
AUTHOR
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MySQL 5.0 01/11/2008 MYSQL(1)
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