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mycli: Connect to a database on the specified host with the specified user.
$ mycli -u ${user} -h ${host} ${database_name}
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The command "mycli" is being executed with several options and arguments. Here is a breakdown of each part:

  1. "mycli": This is the command being executed. It is a command-line interface (CLI) tool for the MySQL database.

  2. "-u ${user}": The "-u" option is used to specify the user name for the database connection. "${user}" is a placeholder variable that should be replaced with the actual user name.

  3. "-h ${host}": The "-h" option is used to specify the host or IP address of the MySQL server. "${host}" is a placeholder variable that should be replaced with the actual host or IP address.

  4. "${database_name}": This is an argument that specifies the name of the database to connect to. "${database_name}" is a placeholder variable that should be replaced with the actual database name.

Overall, this command is used to connect to a MySQL database using the specified user, host, and database name, using the mycli command-line tool. The actual values for the user, host, and database name should be provided in place of the respective placeholder variables.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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