20.7 MySQL Basic Meta Commands

$ mysql -u kayon -p    # Connect to MySQL as user, prompting for password.
mysql> show databases; # List databases.
mysql> use alerts      # Connect to (use) the specified database.
mysql> show tables;    # List relations (tables).
mysql> describe users; # Show the table schema.

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