mysql> help        —和？一样
? (\?) Synonym for `help’.
clear (\c) Clear the current input statement.
connect (\r) Reconnect to the server. Optional arguments are db and host.
delimiter (\d) Set statement delimiter.
edit (\e) Edit command with $EDITOR.
ego (\G) Send command to mysql server, display result vertically.
exit (\q) Exit mysql. Same as quit.
go (\g) Send command to mysql server.
help (\h) Display this help.
nopager (\n) Disable pager, print to stdout.
notee (\t) Don’t write into outfile.
pager (\P) Set PAGER [to_pager]. Print the query results via PAGER.
print (\p) Print current command.
prompt (\R) Change your mysql prompt.
quit (\q) Quit mysql.
rehash (\#) Rebuild completion hash.
source (\.) Execute an SQL script file. Takes a file name as an argument.
status (\s) Get status information from the server.
system (\!) Execute a system shell command.
tee (\T) Set outfile [to_outfile]. Append everything into given outfile.
use (\u) Use another database. Takes database name as argument.
charset (\C) Switch to another charset. Might be needed for processing binlog with multi-byte charsets.
warnings (\W) Show warnings after every statement.
nowarning (\w) Don’t show warnings after every statement.

mysql> ? contents        —查看主要语句
You asked for help about help category: “Contents”
For more information, type ‘help <item>’, where <item> is one of the following
categories:
Account Management
Administration
Compound Statements
Data Definition
Data Manipulation
Data Types
Functions
Functions and Modifiers for Use with GROUP BY
Geographic Features
Help Metadata
Language Structure
Plugins
Procedures
Storage Engines
Table Maintenance
Transactions
User-Defined Functions
Utility

mysql> help select     —查找某个关键字
Name: ‘SELECT’
Description:
Syntax:
SELECT
[ALL | DISTINCT | DISTINCTROW ]
[HIGH_PRIORITY]
[STRAIGHT_JOIN]
[SQL_SMALL_RESULT] [SQL_BIG_RESULT] [SQL_BUFFER_RESULT]
[SQL_CACHE | SQL_NO_CACHE] [SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS]
select_expr [, select_expr …]
[FROM table_references
[PARTITION partition_list]
[WHERE where_condition]
[GROUP BY {col_name | expr | position}
[ASC | DESC], … [WITH ROLLUP]]
[HAVING where_condition]
[ORDER BY {col_name | expr | position}
[ASC | DESC], …]
[LIMIT {[offset,] row_count | row_count OFFSET offset}]
[PROCEDURE procedure_name(argument_list)]
[INTO OUTFILE ‘file_name’
[CHARACTER SET charset_name]
export_options
| INTO DUMPFILE ‘file_name’
| INTO var_name [, var_name]]
[FOR UPDATE | LOCK IN SHARE MODE]]

mysql> help create table       —查看具体命令操作
Name: ‘CREATE TABLE’
Description:
Syntax:
CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] tbl_name
(create_definition,…)
[table_options]
[partition_options]

CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] tbl_name
[(create_definition,…)]
[table_options]
[partition_options]
[IGNORE | REPLACE]
[AS] query_expression

CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] tbl_name
{ LIKE old_tbl_name | (LIKE old_tbl_name) }

create_definition:
col_name column_definition
| [CONSTRAINT [symbol]] PRIMARY KEY [index_type] (index_col_name,…)
[index_option] …
| {INDEX|KEY} [index_name] [index_type] (index_col_name,…)
[index_option] …
| [CONSTRAINT [symbol]] UNIQUE [INDEX|KEY]
[index_name] [index_type] (index_col_name,…)
[index_option] …
| {FULLTEXT|SPATIAL} [INDEX|KEY] [index_name] (index_col_name,…)
[index_option] …
| [CONSTRAINT [symbol]] FOREIGN KEY
[index_name] (index_col_name,…) reference_definition
| CHECK (expr)
…….