This should be the first result in a google search (for "mysql exec sql from command line") and not the huge mysql site!

Jul 21, 2015 · Once logged into shell, why not just use a prepared.sql file? mysql -u user -p Next, enter your user password Now you are logged into shell and you can run commands securely from here: …

Sep 16, 2011 · Can we run MySQL query from windows command prompt? If so, how can we do that and process the query result through command prompt?

The 2>/dev/null is needed to suppress the warning about the password on the command line. If your data has NULLs, you can use the IFNULL () function in the query.

Jan 20, 2012 · mysql -u root -proot -D database -e "source /path/to/script.sql" This command will execute source /path/to/script.sql once connected to the server, which execute your script.

May 29, 2009 · 65 Using mysql 's ego command From mysql 's help command: ego (\G) Send command to mysql server, display result vertically. So by appending a \G to your select, you can get a very …

I've managed to get into MySQL using the command line terminal, but when I tried to enter some SQL, it said 'no database selected' how do I select a database? my database name is: photogallery W...

Dec 31, 2012 · I have a MySQL script file named query1.sql which contains: select * FROM $(tblName) LIMIT 10; I am in MySQL console, how do I pass the parameter to the script? This does not forward …

Feb 27, 2011 · How can you connect to MySQL from the command line in a Mac? (i.e. show me the code) I'm doing a PHP/SQL tutorial, but it starts by assuming you're already in MySQL.

Jun 13, 2011 · If you have access to the MySQL server from your machine, you should be able to dump the results of a query via command line - in case you have a usable one.