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 (023)
/r	The current time, standard 12-hour time (112)
/S	Semicolon
/s	Seconds of the current time
/t	A tab character
/U	Your full user_name@host_name account 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