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@end example
@itemize @bullet
@item
For logging, you can use the @code{tee} option. The @code{tee} can be
started with option @code{--tee=...}, or from the command-line
interactively with command @code{tee}. All the data displayed on the
@ -22198,7 +22196,6 @@ used. Note that @code{tee} will flush the results into the file after
each command, just before the command-line appears again waiting for the
next command.
@item
Browsing, or searching the results in the interactive mode in Unix less,
more, or any other similar program, is now possible with option
@code{--pager[=...]}. Without argument, @code{mysql} client will look
@ -22213,8 +22210,10 @@ the popen() function, which doesn't exist in Windows. In Windows, the
@code{tee} option can be used instead, although it may not be as handy
as @code{pager} can be in some situations.
A few tips about @code{pager}:
@itemize @bullet
@item
A few tips about @code{pager}: You can use it to write to a file:
You can use it to write to a file:
@example
mysql> pager cat > /tmp/log.txt
@end example
@ -22223,6 +22222,8 @@ for the programs that you want to use with the @code{pager}:
@example
mysql> pager less -n -i -S
@end example
@item
From the above do note the option '-S'. You may find it very useful when
browsing the results; try the option with horizontal output (end
commands with '\g', or ';') and with vertical output (end commands with
@ -22234,8 +22235,7 @@ readable. You can swith the mode between on and off within the interactive
less with '-S'. See the 'h' for more help about less.
@item
Last (unless you already understood this from the above examples ;) you
can combine very complex ways to handle the results, for example the
You can combine very complex ways to handle the results, for example the
following would send the results to two files in two different
directories, on two different hard-disks mounted on /dr1 and /dr2, yet
let the results still be seen on the screen via less:
@ -22244,7 +22244,8 @@ mysql> pager cat | tee /dr1/tmp/res.txt | \
tee /dr2/tmp/res2.txt | less -n -i -S
@end example
@item
@end itemize
You can also combine the two functions above; have the @code{tee}
enabled, @code{pager} set to 'less' and you will be able to browse the
results in unix 'less' and still have everything appended into a file
@ -22256,10 +22257,10 @@ on the screen, where the Unix @code{tee} used with @code{pager} doesn't
log quite that much. Last, but not least, the interactive @code{tee} is
more handy to switch on and off, when you want to log something into a
file, but want to be able to turn the feature off sometimes.
@end itemize
@cindex @code{prompt} command
You can change the prompt in the @code{mysql} command-line client.
From MySQL version 4.0.2 it is possible to change the prompt in the
@code{mysql} command-line client.
You can use the following prompt options:
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