The prompt command reconfigures the default mysql> prompt. The string for defining the prompt can contain the following special sequences.

mysql 控制台程序的默认提示符为 "mysql>". 该提示符可用根据需要进行修改设置:

有以下几种设置方式:

设置shell 的环境变量 : MYSQL_PS1

shell> export MYSQL_PS1="(u@h) [d]> "

使用程序启动命令选项 : --prompt

shell> mysql --prompt="(u@h) [d]> "

(user@host) [database]>

设置选项文件中的 [mysql] 节,添加 prompt 选项

[mysql]

prompt=(u@h) [d]>_

在 mysql 程序中使用 prompt (R) 命令

mysql> prompt (u@h) [d]>_

PROMPT set to '(u@h) [d]>_'

(user@host) [database]>

(user@host) [database]> prompt

Returning to default PROMPT of mysql>

mysql>

prompt 中一些特殊的转义字符串

Option Description

c	A counter that increments for each statement you issue
D	The full current date
d	The default database
h	The server host
l	The current delimiter (new in 5.1.12)
m	Minutes of the current time
n	A newline character
O	The current month in three-letter format (Jan, Feb, …)
o	The current month in numeric format
P	am/pm
p	The current TCP/IP port or socket file
R	The current time, in 24-hour military time (0–23)
r	The current time, standard 12-hour time (1–12)
S	Semicolon
s	Seconds of the current time
t	A tab character
U	Your fulluser_name@host_nameaccount name
u	Your user name
v	The server version
w	The current day of the week in three-letter format (Mon, Tue, …)
Y	The current year, four digits
y	The current year, two digits
_	A space
	A space (a space follows the backslash)
'	Single quote
"	Double quote
	A literal “” backslash character
x	x, for any “x” not listed above