In Microsoft Windows mysql Command Prompt, Right-click on the prompt boarder and select Properties, now select the Layout tab and change the Window Size width or screen buffer width to a more suitable view. That should fix the problem.

Jan 28, 2014 · First of all I downloaded the latest Windows Installer from dev.mysql.com and installed the server. Now when I am trying to execute MySQL commands in the cmd (I already modified the PATH variable, and I am logged in as MySQL root user) the command won't be executed, there is just a "->" showing up.

May 29, 2009 · You can use the --table or -t option, which will output a nice looking set of results. echo 'desc table_name' | mysql -uroot database -t or some other method to pass a query to mysql, like: mysql -uroot table_name --table < /tmp/somequery.sql output:

To adjust display settings of MySQL command line, use the /G at the end of MySQL queries instead of semicolon(;). The syntax is as follows − SELECT *FROM yourTableName \G

Using mysql is very easy. Invoke it from the prompt of your command interpreter as follows: Or: In this case, you'll need to enter your password in response to the prompt that mysql displays: Then type an SQL statement, end it with ;, \g, or \G and press Enter.

Mar 3, 2025 · Command Line of mysql is not displaying results properly. I mean some columns of table are in 1st line some in 2nd line. Output is also broken into two rows. How do I adjust these...

This might cause some confusion when you try to display the columns for a table with a _ in the name, because in this case, mysqlshow shows you only the table names that match the pattern. This is easily fixed by adding an extra % last on the command line as a separate argument.

Jun 15, 2017 · It's just a display bug in the mysql command line interface. If you run the same query in another client (such as MySQL Workbench), you will see all your results. To demonstrate this in the MySQL command-line, add some text in the first column to …

Oct 30, 2012 · I have came across strange issue with Windows Command Prompt and MySQL. Somehow command prompt does not show wide table correctly. I have simple table: +-------------------+-------------+------+--...

Nov 6, 2015 · You typed an incomplete command and because this you see. mysql> SHOW DATABASES -> The mysql CLI waits for the completion of the command SHOW DATABASES. type ; followed by a Return. The correct syntax is. show …