I cant find anything about this from searching here.
I use mysql on the command line at work and I work with fairly large tables so I set the mysql pager allowing a more readable result if I run a query, that returns 1000's of results. I use the command below to set the pager.
\P less -Sin
This suits my needs but has left me wondering if there are any more pager styles that mysql uses on the command line.
The MySQL client just passes its output to whatever command you specify with \P (for "Pager").
-Sin are commandline switches to the program less. From man less:
-i Causes searches to ignore case
-n Suppresses line numbers
-S Causes lines longer than the screen width to be chopped rather than folded.
For more options of the MySQL client, see reference.
mysql> pager less
PAGER set to 'less'
This post is old, but still very helpful.
You can set the pager to whatever you want, including a script that parses all output before feeding it back to you. The examples there include using an add-on tool that makes EXPLAIN output more readable.
Also note that to turn off this functionality and return to normal stdout the command is nopager.
You might want to try pspg: Unix pager designed for work with tables. Designed for PostgreSQL, but MySQL is supported too.
Main target
possibility to freeze first few rows, first few columns
possibility to use fancy colors - like mcview or FoxPro
In action:
If you don't like less you can use more :)
\P more
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4278592/mysql-the-command-line-and-pagers