Recipe 1.23. Controlling mysql's Verbosity LevelProblemYou want mysql to produce more output. Or less. SolutionUse the -v or -s options for more or less verbosity. DiscussionWhen you run mysql noninteractively, not only does the default output format change, it becomes more terse. For example, mysql doesn't print row counts or indicate how long statements took to execute. To tell mysql to be more verbose, use -v or --verbose. These options can be specified multiple times for increasing verbosity. Try the following commands to see how the output differs: % echo "SELECT NOW()" | mysql % echo "SELECT NOW()" | mysql -v % echo "SELECT NOW()" | mysql -vv % echo "SELECT NOW()" | mysql -vvv The counterparts of -v and --verbose are -s and --silent, which also can be used multiple times for increased effect. |