How do you run a single query through mysql from the command line?

Question

I\'m looking to be able to run a single query on a remote server in a scripted task.

For example, intuitively, I would imagine it would go something like:

Answer 1

If it's a query you run often, you can store it in a file. Then any time you want to run it:

mysql < thefile

(with all the login and database flags of course)