Conventions Used in This Book

This book uses several conventions with regard to using the command line that are important to understand.

Default Assumptions

If code is listed without a prompt, it is assumed to be SQL and can be run in any MySQL client.

shell>

The shell> prompt indicates that the text following the prompt should be entered in your system's shell (Unix) or command window (Windows).

mysql>

The mysql> prompt indicates that the text following the prompt should be entered in the mysql command-line client.

Whether entering commands at a shell prompt or within the MySQL command-line client, only enter the text that, in the book, follows the prompt. Do not enter the prompt itself.