Shell - one line query

Question

I need to execute a mysql query in one line using bash.

It should be something like this:

mysql database --user=\'root\' --password=\'my-password\' <          


        

Answer 1

If you are running this on a production environment, it would be better to login to the mysql shell first so as not to expose your db details.

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:

mysql> use DBNAME mysql> SOURCE file.sql

This is how I operate on the command line with my databases in order for my passwords not to appear in the logs.