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MYSQL(1)						      General Commands Manual							  MYSQL(1)

NAME
mysql - text-based client for mysqld, a SQL-based relational database daemon 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 interac- tively. -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
/depot/bin/mysql executable /depot/bin/mysqld executable /depot/bin/safe_mysqld executable shell script for starting mysqld safely /site/var/mysql/data 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), mysqlbug (1), mysqld (1), mysqldump (1), mysqlshow (1), msql2mysql (1), perror (1), replace (1), safe_mysqld (1), which1 (1), zap (1), AUTHOR
Ver 6.3, distribution 3.20.20 Michael (Monty) Widenius (monty@tcx.se), TCX Datakonsult AB (http://www.tcx.se). 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). 13 June 1997 MYSQL(1)

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MYSQLACCESS(1)						      General Commands Manual						    MYSQLACCESS(1)

NAME
mysqlaccess - Create new users to mysql. USAGE
mysqlaccess [host [user [db]]] OPTIONS SYNOPSIS
mysqlaccess [-?|--help] [-v|--version] [-p|--password=#] [-h|--host=#] [-d|--db=#] [-U|--superuser=#] [-P|--spassword=#] [-H|--rhost=#] [--old_server] [-b|--brief] [-t|--table] [--relnotes] [--plan] [--howto] [--debug=N] [--copy] [--preview] [--commit] [--rollback] DESCRIPTION
-?|--help display this helpscreen and exit -v|--version print information on the program `mysqlaccess' -u|--user=# username for logging in to the db -p|--password=# validate password for user -h|--host=# name or IP-number of the host -d|--db=# name of the database -U|--superuser=# connect as superuser -P|--spassword=# password for superuser -H|--rhost=# remote MySQL-server to connect to --old_server connect to old MySQL-server (before v3.21) which does not yet know how to handle full where clauses. -b|--brief single-line tabular report -t|--table report in table-format --relnotes print release-notes --plan print suggestions/ideas for future releases --howto some examples of how to run `mysqlaccess' --debug=N enter debuglevel N (0..3) --copy reload temporary grant-tables from original ones --preview show differences in privileges after making changes in (temporary) grant-tables --commit copy grant-rules from temporary tables to grant-tables (!don't forget to do an mysqladmin reload) --rollback undo the last changes to the grant-tables. NOTE
+ At least the user and the db must be given (even with wildcards) + If no host is given, `localhost' is assumed + Wilcards (*,?,%,_) are allowed for host, user and db, but be sure to escape them from your shell!! (ie type * or '*') SEE ALSO
isamchk (1), isamlog (1), mysqlaccess (1), mysqladmin (1), mysqlbug (1), mysqld (1), mysqldump (1), mysqlshow (1), msql2mysql (1), perror (1), replace (1), safe_mysqld (1), which1 (1), zap (1), AUTHOR
Ver 1.0, distribution 3.23.29a Michael (Monty) Widenius (monty@tcx.se), TCX Datakonsult AB (http://www.tcx.se). This software comes with no warranty. Manual page by L. (Kill-9) Pedersen (kill-9@kill-9.dk), Mercurmedia Data Model Architect / system developer (http://www.mer- curmedia.com) 19 December 2000 MYSQLACCESS(1)
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