MySQL the command line and pagers

Question

I cant find anything about this from searching here.

I use mysql on the command line at work and I work with fairly large tables so I set the mysql pager allowing a mor

Answer 1

This post is old, but still very helpful.

You can set the pager to whatever you want, including a script that parses all output before feeding it back to you. The examples there include using an add-on tool that makes EXPLAIN output more readable.

_{Also note that to turn off this functionality and return to normal stdout the command is nopager.}