http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/2009/03/exploring-the-power-of-the-mysql-client/ Sat, 19 May 2012 07:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/2009/03/exploring-the-power-of-the-mysql-client/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Samuel Huckins Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:24:41 +0000 http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/?p=702#comment-995 Thanks for sharing that! I have been using the history, but haven't gotten into the habit of using Ctrl + r as I do in Bash. It is a great feature to have available. Thanks for sharing that! I have been using the history, but haven’t gotten into the habit of using Ctrl + r as I do in Bash. It is a great feature to have available.

]]> http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/2009/03/exploring-the-power-of-the-mysql-client/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Don McArthur Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:54 +0000 http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/?p=702#comment-990 Most useful to me is that, like your shell, the mysql console maintains a history file (~/.mysql_history), which can be reverse searched using ctrl-r. Hit that key combination and begin typing the command you want to repeat. When you find something like it, you can hit ctrl-r again to find the next instance of something like it (sort of a 'reverse search within the search results'). If you find what you want, hit enter. If you find a command you want to edit, hit the right arrow key (or end) and you can edit the command before entering. Most useful to me is that, like your shell, the mysql console maintains a history file (~/.mysql_history), which can be reverse searched using ctrl-r. Hit that key combination and begin typing the command you want to repeat. When you find something like it, you can hit ctrl-r again to find the next instance of something like it (sort of a ‘reverse search within the search results’). If you find what you want, hit enter. If you find a command you want to edit, hit the right arrow key (or end) and you can edit the command before entering.

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