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Do not write column names in results.
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--skip-line-numbers
Do not write line numbers for errors. Useful when you want to compare result files that include error
messages.
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--socket=path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named
pipe to use.
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--ssl*
Options that begin with
indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See
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--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.
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--tee=file_name
Append a copy of output to the given file. This option works only in interactive mode.
"mysql Commands", discusses tee files further.
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--unbuffered
Flush the buffer after each query.
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--user=user_name
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
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--verbose
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,
format even in batch mode.)
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--version
Display version information and exit.
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--vertical
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.
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--wait -w
If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting.
• [270],
--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
containing the string literal 'NULL'; both were represented as
— The MySQL Command-Line Tool
mysql
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-L
-S path
[607] specify whether to connect to the server using SSL and
--ssl
[270]
-n
[270],
-u user_name
-v
-V
-E
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Section 6.3.6.4, "SSL Command
produces table output
-v -v -v
value and columns
NULL
Options".
Section 4.5.1.2,