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Remote Tail MySQL General Log
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tail_mysql.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Usage
# tail_mysql.sh user@host
#
# Notes
# If you want to trace sql queries as they are run, be sure to enable
# the general log, use the following comman
# mysql -u user -p --execute "SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';"
ssh -t $1 "sudo tail -f \`set global general_log = on; mysql -B -N -e \"SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM information_schema.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'general_log_file';\"\`"
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