How to execute a MySQL command from a shell script?

Question

How can I execute an SQL command through a shell script so that I can make it automated?

I want to restore data I have collected in a SQL file using a shell script.

Answer 1

All of the previous answers are great. If it is a simple, one line sql command you wish to run, you could also use the -e option.

mysql -h  -u -p database -e \
  "SELECT * FROM blah WHERE foo='bar';"