On 21.04.2010 10:14, Siju George wrote: > Hi, > > mysql -u root -pmy\$qlPW -N -B -e 'show databases' > > gives the right output but > > `mysql -u root -pmy\$qlPW -N -B -e 'show databases'` > > gives > > ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using > password: YES) > > I hope it is the escaping issue with $ inside ``? > > How do you do that? > > thanks > > --Siju
how about: ... -p 'my$qlPW' -N ... or ... -p "my\$qlPW" -N ... or ... -p my\\\$qlPW -N ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bcebb7b.5010...@chello.at