Hi James, Assuming your OS is linux ,you can add the mysql bin path in the environment .By adding the entry in .profile of your home directory.
PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin: export PATH Thanks Anand On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:44 AM, <jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com>wrote: > In the ReadMe.pdf that came with the mysql that I downloaded from > mysql.com, there is this comment: > > ------ > You might want to add aliases to your shell's resource file to make it > easier to access commonly used programs such as `mysql' and `mysqladmin' > from the command line. The syntax for `bash' is this: > > alias mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql > alias mysqladmin=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin > > Even better, add `/usr/local/mysql/bin' to your `PATH' environment > variable. You can do this by modifying the appropriate startup file for > your shell. For more information, see *Note invoking-programs. > ------- > > My questions are these: > > 1. What is the appropriate startup file for my shell (which is bash > on OS X)? > > 2. Is this the best discussion group for the question above? > > ---------- > > The installation comment said "For more information, see *Note > invoking-programs" but I don't find such a note in all of the downloaded > material. > > Thank you for your help. > > Jim Adrian > jamesadr...@globalfreeenterprise.com > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=anand....@gmail.com > >
