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mysqldbs - Show all mysql databases for a given host (defaults to localhost) a given user can view with a simple Bash alias.
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| alias mysqldbs='_() { local h=""; if [ ! -z "$2" ]; then h="-h$2"; fi; echo "show databases;" | mysql -u "$1" "$h" -p; }; _' |
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To use this simply type
for example to connect as root. You will then be prompted for a password, and after typing the password and hitting enter, you will get a listing of the databases.
You can specify a host other than localhost by providing a second argument