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 4.2 Invoking MySQL Programs
 ===========================
 
 To invoke a MySQL program at the command line (that is, from your shell
 or command prompt), enter the program name followed by any options or
 other arguments needed to instruct the program what you want it to do.
 The following commands show some sample program invocations. "`shell>'"
 represents the prompt for your command interpreter; it is not part of
 what you type.  The particular prompt you will see depends on your
 command interpreter.  Typical prompts are `$' for `sh' or `bash', `%'
 for `csh' or `tcsh', and `C:\>' for Windows `command.com' or `cmd.exe'.
 
      shell> mysql test
      shell> mysqladmin extended-status variables
      shell> mysqlshow --help
      shell> mysqldump --user=root personnel
 
 Arguments that begin with a dash are option arguments. They typically
 specify the type of connection a program should make to the server or
 affect its operational mode. Options have a syntax that is described in
  Program Options.
 
 Non-option arguments (arguments with no leading dash) provide additional
 information to the program. For example, the `mysql' program interprets
 the first non-option argument as a database name, so the command `mysql
 test' indicates that you want to use the `test' database.
 
 Later sections that describe individual programs indicate which options
 a program understands and describe the meaning of any additional
 non-option arguments.
 
 Some options are common to a number of programs. The most common of
 these are the `--host', `--user', and `--password' options that specify
 connection parameters. They indicate the host where the MySQL server is
 running, and the username and password of your MySQL account. All MySQL
 client programs understand these options; they allow you to specify
 which server to connect to and the account to use on that server.
 
 You may find it necessary to invoke MySQL programs using the pathname
 to the `bin' directory in which they are installed. This is likely to
 be the case if you get a "program not found" error whenever you attempt
 to run a MySQL program from any directory other than the `bin'
 directory.  To make it more convenient to use MySQL, you can add the
 pathname of the `bin' directory to your `PATH' environment variable
 setting. Then to run a program you need only type its name, not its
 entire pathname.
 
 Consult the documentation for your command interpreter for instructions
 on setting your `PATH'. The syntax for setting environment variables is
 interpreter-specific.
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