I have shortcuts that start up MySQL in mlterm. My $EDITOR is vim. This allows me to enter '\e' at the mysql prompt and edit my command. Previous to upgrading to 13 (I don't think I've done anything since then that would affect this), I was able to ctrl-z in vim and it would display the mysql session as it was before I entered \e. I could return to vim with ctrl-c. Now, however, ctrl-z flashes the mysql session but immediately returns me to vim.

I don't know if this is a vim, bash, or mysql issue :-/ Can anyone help?

Let me get it straight here -- you're at the mysql database prompt, and it's doing the things you describe?

Just to get on the same page I just loaded mysql-server on my wife's ubuntu computer.

When she complains about disk space, I'm going to blame you, sorry

Anyway, try this instead of the control/z you mention (that's an old vi short-hand that truly used to be synonymous with :wq! [write and quit], so if this was working before, it kinda sets off vi-purist alarm bells in my head

Instead of control/z, try:

[esc]:![return]

I know it's a couple of extra sequences, but it's vi for "shell out to the OS" which in this case is not an OS at all, but mysql.

I hope this helps -- maybe someone else on the list knows of a way to make the vim/mysql happiness work better, but the above should work theoretically.

Cheers!

-=FeriCyde=-

Duh, why didn't I think of that? :-)

I'm actually spawning gvim now, so I can see the mysql output always. I hope your wife is happy.

She hasn't noticed the server so far :-)

Have a good day!