When scripting MySQL from bash or when frequently accessing mysql command prompt it is useful not to have to enter the login credentials all the time. This however can be automated so you don’t have to do it.
In your home folder create .my.cnf file with the following content:
[client] username=mysql_username password=myslq_password
and that’s it. Now to access MySQL console just type in: myslq
So for example to see databases from bash we just run:
~$ echo show databases | mysql Database information_schema dbCustomerInfo mydb1 mydb2 mydb3 mysql performance_schema store
