On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:50:53AM -0700, Mike Doanh Tran wrote: > Hi, > > How do i redirect a mysql output to a file from the command line? > For example, I want to save DESCRIBE test_table > test_table.file > without doing a MYSQLDUMP.
Use the mysql command line client from your command line: % mysql --execute "\u mysql; DESCRIBE table;" > table.file -- Zak Greant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MySQL AB Community Advocate Personal Blog: http://zak.fooassociates.com MySQL Tip: Upgrading your servers to 4.0.8? Make sure to upgrade your clients to 4.0.8 as well! See http://mysql.com/doc/en/News-4.0.8.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php