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Old 07-26-2012, 03:13 AM   #1
Owais.Ahmad
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How to access database through shell script


Hi,

I'm new to linux, I'm using Red Hat version 5. I have lamp installed in my system i want to retrieve database through shell script. My shell script's code is :

#!/bin/sh
clear

/opt/lampp/lampp start
/opt/lampp/bin/mysql -u root -p

This code opens the mysql client. But i want a script which displays the tables in the database. Can anyone help me with this????

Regards,

Owais
 
Old 07-26-2012, 03:19 AM   #2
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http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/run-sql...-command-line/
 
Old 07-26-2012, 03:32 AM   #3
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well i want table in the database to be displayed on the command terminal.
 
Old 07-26-2012, 03:54 AM   #4
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Hi,

the first is what "pan64" has given you the link
the second I'm adding is
here

so you need to "use database" and "show tables" afterwards.

Here's the "one-line" code for showing databases:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
echo "show databases;" | /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"password"



The output:
Database
information_schema
horde
mysql
postfix
test
and here listing the tables in "mysql" database:
Code:
echo "use mysql; show tables;" | /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"password"


Output:
Tables_in_mysql
columns_priv
db
func
help_category
help_keyword
help_relation
help_topic
host
proc
procs_priv
tables_priv
time_zone
time_zone_leap_second
time_zone_name
time_zone_transition
time_zone_transition_type
user

Last edited by lithos; 07-26-2012 at 04:05 AM.
 
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Old 07-26-2012, 04:12 AM   #5
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Thank you, it Worked
 
  


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