You need to set that in the script that starts your mysql daemon, probably /etc/init.d/mysql or something similar.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Xristos Karvouneas <kalamat...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Dear All, > > I would like to be able to do that from the cnf file, as I want to have a > different editor for MySQL commands than the one I use when writing shell > scripts. When I put the following in the .my.cnf file, > [shell] > EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/pico > export EDITOR > > I get no error messages when mysql starts up, but the value of the EDITOR > variable does not change. > > Is there any way I can achieve that from the cnf file? > > Thanks, > Xristos > _________________________________________________________________ > Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/events.aspx -- Celsius is based on water temperature. Fahrenheit is based on alcohol temperature. Ergo, Fahrenheit is better than Celsius. QED.
