Excute SQL from shell
shell> mysql -e (or --excute) "SELECT DATABASE(); SELECT VERSION();"

Statement Terminators
\c to cancel current statement
\q to exit mysql comand console
\g is terminator
\G is terminator plus output vertically

Using Script Files
mysql> SOURCE input_file
shell> mysql de_name < input_file

Output Formats
--batch (or -B) tab-delimited output
--table (or -t) tabular output
--html (or -H)  HTML format
--xml (or -X)   XML format

Clinet Commands and SQL statements
mysql> STATUS;
mysql> HELP item;