When you say shell, do you mean DOS or UNIX? If it's the latter then you may do this for the logfile:
sh-2.05b# mysql Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 4.0.24-standard-log Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> ? For the complete MySQL Manual online visit: http://www.mysql.com/documentation For info on technical support from MySQL developers visit: http://www.mysql.com/support For info on MySQL books, utilities, consultants, etc. visit: http://www.mysql.com/portal List of all MySQL commands: (Commands must appear first on line and end with ';') help (\h) Display this help. ? (\?) Synonym for `help'. clear (\c) Clear command. connect (\r) Reconnect to the server. Optional arguments are db and host. edit (\e) Edit command with $EDITOR. ego (\G) Send command to mysql server, display result vertically. exit (\q) Exit mysql. Same as quit. go (\g) Send command to mysql server. nopager (\n) Disable pager, print to stdout. notee (\t) Don't write into outfile. pager (\P) Set PAGER [to_pager]. Print the query results via PAGER. print (\p) Print current command. prompt (\R) Change your mysql prompt. quit (\q) Quit mysql. rehash (\#) Rebuild completion hash. source (\.) Execute a SQL script file. Takes a file name as an argument. status (\s) Get status information from the server. system (\!) Execute a system shell command. tee (\T) Set outfile [to_outfile]. Append everything into given outfile. use (\u) Use another database. Takes database name as argument. Connection id: 2 (Can be used with mysqladmin kill) mysql> \T wibble.txt Logging to file 'wibble.txt' mysql> show databases; +----------+ | Database | +----------+ | andrew | | mysql | | phpdb | | test | +----------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> Bye sh-2.05b# ll total 112 drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 714B 14 Apr 02:07 . drwxr-xr-x 11 root wheel 374B 12 Apr 00:44 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 18K 5 Mar 04:37 COPYING -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 5K 5 Mar 04:37 EXCEPTIONS-CLIENT -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8K 5 Mar 04:37 INSTALL-BINARY -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1K 5 Mar 00:38 README drwxr-xr-x 50 root wheel 1K 20 Mar 13:06 bin -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 773B 5 Mar 04:50 configure drwxr-x--- 11 mysql wheel 374B 12 Apr 01:27 data drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 238B 20 Mar 13:06 docs drwxr-xr-x 53 root wheel 1K 20 Mar 13:06 include drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340B 20 Mar 13:06 lib drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102B 20 Mar 13:06 man drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340B 20 Mar 13:06 mysql-test drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102B 20 Mar 13:06 scripts drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102B 20 Mar 13:06 share drwxr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1K 20 Mar 13:06 sql-bench -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 88B 20 Mar 13:13 start drwxr-xr-x 13 root wheel 442B 20 Mar 13:06 support-files drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 714B 20 Mar 13:06 tests -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 160B 14 Apr 02:08 wibble.txt sh-2.05b# cat wibble.txt mysql> show databases; +----------+ | Database | +----------+ | andrew | | mysql | | phpdb | | test | +----------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> sh-2.05b# Hope this helps, Andrew On 13/4/05 5:29 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > The MYSQL command line interface is very basic. Can it be modified like the > shell command prompts so that I can include date/time for timing benchmarks? > > Secondly, is there an "echo" command in MYSQL command prompt so that I can see > the command I issued or a log file that I can write to.....sorry about the > basic questions but I'm a newbe. > > George > > __________________________________________________________________ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
