Command-line tool

mysql-client

brew/mysql-client

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Open source relational database management system

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install mysql-client

Linux

brew install mysql-client

Connect to a database

mysql database_name

Connect to a database, user will be prompted for a password

mysql -u user -p database_name

Connect to a database on another host

mysql -h database_host database_name

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• Databases

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