D:\path.to\mysql\bin>mysql -u root -p<mypass>
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1167 to server version: 5.0.27-community
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
mysql>
now, on linux, how the BEEP do i get "mysql>" prompt ????
who:~# ps aux | grep mysql
root 2302 0.0 0.2 3656 1288 pts/0 S 13:43 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql 2339 0.0 3.3 126844 17116 pts/0 Sl 13:43 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
root 2340 0.0 0.1 2744 572 pts/0 S 13:43 0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root 2553 0.0 0.1 2852 708 pts/0 R+ 14:45 0:00 grep mysql
who:~#
DING ! installed up and running