Store mysql query output into a shell variable

Question

I need a variable to hold results retrieved from the database. So far this is basically what I\'m trying with no success.

myvariable=$(mysql database -u $use         


        

Answer 1

If you want to use a single value in bash use:

  companyid=$(mysql --user=$Username --password=$Password --database=$Database -s --execute="select CompanyID from mytable limit 1;"|cut -f1)

  echo "$companyid"