mysql Ver 12.20 Distrib 4.0.13, for pc-linux (i686) Copyright (C) 2002 MySQL AB This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license Usage: mysql [OPTIONS] [database] -?, --help Display this help and exit. --auto-rehash Enable automatic rehashing. One doesn't need to use 'rehash' to get table and field completion, but startup and reconnecting may take a longer time. Disable with --disable-auto-rehash. -A, --no-auto-rehash No automatic rehashing. One has to use 'rehash' to get table and field completion. This gives a quicker start of mysql and disables rehashing on reconnect. WARNING: options deprecated; use --disable-auto-rehash instead. -B, --batch Print results with a tab as separator, each row on new line. Doesn't use history file. --character-sets-dir=name Directory where character sets are. --default-character-set=name Set the default character set. -C, --compress Use compression in server/client protocol. -D, --database=name Database to use. -e, --execute=name Execute command and quit. (Output like with --batch). -E, --vertical Print the output of a query (rows) vertically. -f, --force Continue even if we get an sql error. -g, --no-named-commands Named commands are disabled. Use \* form only, or use named commands only in the beginning of a line ending with a semicolon (;) Since version 10.9 the client now starts with this option ENABLED by default! Disable with '-G'. Long format commands still work from the first line. WARNING: option deprecated; use --disable-named-commands instead. -G, --named-commands Enable named commands. Named commands mean this program's internal commands; see mysql> help . When enabled, the named commands can be used from any line of the query, otherwise only from the first line, before an enter. Disable with --disable-named-commands. This option is disabled by default. -i, --ignore-spaces Ignore space after function names. --local-infile Enable/disable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE. -b, --no-beep Turn off beep on error. -h, --host=name Connect to host. -H, --html Produce HTML output. -X, --xml Produce XML output --line-numbers Write line numbers for errors. -L, --skip-line-numbers Don't write line number for errors. WARNING: -L is deprecated, use long version of this option instead. --no-pager Disable pager and print to stdout. See interactive help (\h) also. WARNING: option deprecated; use --disable-pager instead. --no-tee Disable outfile. See interactive help (\h) also. WARNING: option deprecated; use --disable-tee instead -n, --unbuffered Flush buffer after each query. --column-names Write column names in results. -N, --skip-column-names Don't write column names in results. WARNING: -N is deprecated, use long version of this options instead. -O, --set-variable=name Change the value of a variable. Please note that this option is deprecated; you can set variables directly with --variable-name=value. -o, --one-database Only update the default database. This is useful for skipping updates to other database in the update log. --pager[=name] Pager to use to display results. If you don't supply an option the default pager is taken from your ENV variable PAGER. Valid pagers are less, more, cat [> filename], etc. See interactive help (\h) also. This option does not work in batch mode. -p, --password[=name] Password to use when connecting to server. If password is not given it's asked from the tty. -P, --port=# Port number to use for connection. --prompt=name Set the mysql prompt to this value. -q, --quick Don't cache result, print it row by row. This may slow down the server if the output is suspended. Doesn't use history file. -r, --raw Write fields without conversion. Used with --batch -s, --silent Be more silent. -S, --socket=name Socket file to use for connection. -t, --table Output in table format. -T, --debug-info Print some debug info at exit. --tee=name Append everything into outfile. See interactive help (\h) also. Does not work in batch mode. -u, --user=name User for login if not current user. -U, --safe-updates Only allow UPDATE and DELETE that uses keys. -U, --i-am-a-dummy Synonym for option --safe-updates, -U. -v, --verbose Write more. (-v -v -v gives the table output format) -V, --version Output version information and exit. -w, --wait Wait and retry if connection is down. --connect_timeout=# --max_allowed_packet=# --net_buffer_length=# --select_limit=# --max_join_size=# Default options are read from the following files in the given order: /etc/my.cnf /var/lib/mysql/my.cnf ~/.my.cnf The following groups are read: mysql client The following options may be given as the first argument: --print-defaults Print the program argument list and exit --no-defaults Don't read default options from any options file --defaults-file=# Only read default options from the given file # --defaults-extra-file=# Read this file after the global files are read Variables (--variable-name=value) and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE} Value (after reading options) --------------------------------- ----------------------------- auto-rehash TRUE character-sets-dir (No default value) default-character-set (No default value) compress FALSE database (No default value) vertical FALSE force FALSE named-commands FALSE local-infile FALSE no-beep FALSE host (No default value) html FALSE xml FALSE line-numbers TRUE unbuffered FALSE column-names TRUE port 3306 prompt mysql> quick FALSE raw FALSE socket (No default value) table FALSE debug-info FALSE user (No default value) safe-updates FALSE i-am-a-dummy FALSE connect_timeout 0 max_allowed_packet 16777216 net_buffer_length 16384 select_limit 1000 max_join_size 1000000