MySQL Utilities - ~/.my.cnf option file

Question

I am trying to use 2 of the mysql utilities, mysqldiff and mysqldbcompare and want to avoid putting my password on the command line

Is it possible to use an option f

Answer 1

To enhance on @Retraut's answer get your passwords in quotes. The accepted answer wouldn't work if you have special characters in your password, which by the way, is good security practice.

[client]
user=root
password="p@$$"

[mysql]
user=root
password="p@$$"

[mysqldump]
user=root
password="p@$$"

[mysqldiff]
user=root
password="p@$$"

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/option-files.html

Search for "Here is a typical user option file:" and see the example they state in there. Good luck, and I hope to save someone else some time.

Answer 2

Try this -

[client]
user=root
password="pass"

[mysql]
user=root
password="pass"

[mysqldump]
user=root
password="pass"

[mysqldiff]
user=root
password="pass"

Location for .my.cnf: ~/.my.cnf

Please refer to the manual page entitled Using Option Files