The put the password immediately after the -p ( no space ).
Wade wrote:
>
> problem is I have to use mysqladmin variables -u root -p
> PASSWORD:xxxxxxxxx
>
> I tried piping the less command at the end of -p but it didnt work
>
> > Of course it does.
> >
> > mysqladmin variables | less
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