求教:如何进入mysql界面

stson

就是进入mysql>那个界面,我用mysql-standard-4.0.24-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz包,应该一切没问题,据资料说./bin/mysqladmin -u -root -p就行,但我这出来一段:
./mysqladmin  Ver 8.40 Distrib 4.0.24, for pc-linux-gnu on i686
Copyright (C) 2000 MySQL AB & MySQL Finland AB & TCX DataKonsult AB
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license

Administration program for the mysqld daemon.
Usage: ./mysqladmin [OPTIONS] command command....
  -c, --count=#       Number of iterations to make. This works with -i
                      (--sleep) only
  -#, --debug[=name]  Output debug log. Often this is 'd:t,filename'
  -f, --force         Don't ask for confirmation on drop database; with
                      multiple commands, continue even if an error occurs.
  -C, --compress      Use compression in server/client protocol
  --character-sets-dir=name
                      Directory where character sets are.
  -?, --help          Display this help and exit.
  -h, --host=name     Connect to host
  -p, --password[=name]
                      Password to use when connecting to server. If password is
                      not given it's asked from the tty.
(以下略)
难道-p是改密码的?用./bin/mysqlshow -p等命令都可执行,/bin/mysqladmin -V等也能看版本,但我想进界面,有高手知道如何操作么?

soloforce

$mysql -u xxx -p

stson

确实如此,我一时脑子钝了... ...