Abbreviation Command Interpretation
\c clear terminates input of command.
\h help displays a list of commands.
\q exit or quit ends mysql.
\s status shows status information on the MySQL server.
\T [f] tee [filename] logs all input and output into the specified file.
\t notee ends tee.
\u db use database makes the specified database the default.
\. fn source filename executes the SQL commands contained in the given file.