diff --git a/sources/tech/20170602 MyCLI - A MySQLMariaDB Client with Auto-completion and Syntax-highlighting.md b/sources/tech/20170602 MyCLI - A MySQLMariaDB Client with Auto-completion and Syntax-highlighting.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..be67f7ed86 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20170602 MyCLI - A MySQLMariaDB Client with Auto-completion and Syntax-highlighting.md @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +MyCLI – A MySQL/MariaDB Client with Auto-completion and Syntax-highlighting +============================================================ + + Download Your Free eBooks NOW - [10 Free Linux eBooks for Administrators][11] | [4 Free Shell Scripting eBooks][12] + +MyCLI is an easy-to-use command line (CLI) interface for the popular database management systems: MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona with auto-completion and syntax highlighting. It is built using prompt_toolkitand requires Python 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6\. It supports secure connections over SSL to the MySQL server. + +#### MyCLI Features + +* When you first start it, a config file is automatically created at ~/.myclirc. + +* Supports auto-completion while typing SQL keywords as well as tables, views and columns in the database. + +* Also supports smart-completion which is enabled by default and will offer suggestions for context-sensitive completion. + +For instance: + +``` +SELECT * FROM - this will just show table names. +SELECT * FROM users WHERE - this will simply show column names. +``` + +* Supports syntax highlighting using Pygments. + +* Support for SSL connections. + +* Offers support for multiline queries. + +* It optionally logs every query and its output to a file (note that this is disabled by default). + +* Allows you to save favorite queries (save a query using \fs alias and run it with \f alias). + +* Supports timing of SQL statements and table rendering. + +* Prints tabular data in an appealing way. + +### How to Install MyCLI for MySQL and MariaDB in Linux + +On Debian/Ubuntu distributions, you can easily install the mycli package using [apt command][6] as follows: + +``` +$ sudo apt-get update +$ sudo apt-get install mycli +``` + +Likewise, Fedora 22+ has a package available for mycli, you can install it using [dnf command][7] as below: + +``` +$ sudo dnf install mycli +``` + +For other Linux distributions such as RHEL/CentOS, you’ll need Python pip tool to install mycli. Start by installing pip with the commands below: + +``` +$ sudo yum install pip +``` + +Once pip is installed, you can install mycli as follows: + +``` +$ sudo pip install mycli +``` + +### How to Use MyCLI for MySQL and MariaDB in Linux + +Once mycli installed, you can use it like this: + +``` +$ mycli -u root -h localhost +``` + +#### Auto-completion + +Easy completions such as keywords and sql-functions. + +![MySQL Auto Completion](https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MySQL-Auto-completion.png) + +MySQL Auto Completion + +#### Smart-completion + +Table name completions after the ‘FROM’ keyword. + +![MySQL Smart Completion](https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MySQL-Smart-Completion.png) + +MySQL Smart Completion + +#### Alias support + +A column completions will work even when table names are aliased. + +![MySQL Alias Support](https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MySQL-Alias-Support.png) + +MySQL Alias Support + +#### Syntax-highlighting + +Syntax highlighting for MySQL. + +![MySQL Syntax Highlighting](https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MySQL-Syntax-Highlighting.png) + +MySQL Syntax Highlighting + +#### Formatted SQL Output + +MySQL Output is automatically piped through [less command][8]. + +![MySQL Formatted Output](https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MySQL-Pager.png) + +MySQL Formatted Output + +To login into mysql and select a database at the same time, you may use a similar command as follows. + +``` +$ mycli local_database +$ mycli -h localhost -u root app_db +$ mycli mysql://amjith@localhost:3306/django_poll +``` + +For more usage options, type: + +``` +$ mycli --help +``` + +MyCLI Homepage: [http://mycli.net/index][9] + +Do check out some useful articles for MySQL administration. + +1. [20 MySQL (Mysqladmin) Commands for Database Administration in Linux][1] + +2. [How to Change a Default MySQL/MariaDB Data Directory in Linux][2] + +3. [4 Useful Commandline Tools to Monitor MySQL Performance in Linux][3] + +4. [How to Change Root Password of MySQL or MariaDB in Linux][4] + +5. [MySQL Backup and Restore Commands for Database Administration][5] + +That’s all! In this guide, we showed how to install and use mycli with simple commands in Linux. 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