title: Command line MySQL from XAMPP in Cygwin
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/329866/connecting-to-mysql-from-cygwin">connecting to mysql from cygwin</a>  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  
  
  <p>In windows command line, you can acccess XAMPP MySQL from the command line with</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root --password
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, the equivalent command in Cygwin produces a stalled terminal:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/cygdrive/c/xampp/mysql/bin/mysql.exe -u root --password=
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How do you access XAMPP's MySQL from Cygwin (without installing MySQL through Cygwin's package manager)?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: 
  I've discovered this is an exact duplicate of another SO post:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/329866/connecting-to-mysql-from-cygwin">connecting to mysql from cygwin</a></p>
  
  <p>Please vote to close this question below.</p>