$ pip install mycli 

$ brew update && brew install mycli 

$ mycli --help Usage: mycli [OPTIONS] [DATABASE] A MySQL terminal client with auto-completion and syntax highlighting. Examples:  - mycli my_database  - mycli -u my_user -h my_host.com my_database  - mycli mysql://my_user@my_host.com:3306/my_database Options:  -h, --host TEXT Host address of the database.  -P, --port INTEGER Port number to use for connection. Honors  $MYSQL_TCP_PORT.  -u, --user TEXT User name to connect to the database.  -S, --socket TEXT The socket file to use for connection.  -p, --password TEXT Password to connect to the database.  --pass TEXT Password to connect to the database.  --ssh-user TEXT User name to connect to ssh server.  --ssh-host TEXT Host name to connect to ssh server.  --ssh-port INTEGER Port to connect to ssh server.  --ssh-password TEXT Password to connect to ssh server.  --ssh-key-filename TEXT Private key filename (identify file) for the  ssh connection.  --ssl-ca PATH CA file in PEM format.  --ssl-capath TEXT CA directory.  --ssl-cert PATH X509 cert in PEM format.  --ssl-key PATH X509 key in PEM format.  --ssl-cipher TEXT SSL cipher to use.  --ssl-verify-server-cert Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert  against hostname used when connecting. This  option is disabled by default.  -V, --version Output mycli's version.  -v, --verbose Verbose output.  -D, --database TEXT Database to use.  -d, --dsn TEXT Use DSN configured into the [alias_dsn]  section of myclirc file.  --list-dsn list of DSN configured into the [alias_dsn]  section of myclirc file.  -R, --prompt TEXT Prompt format (Default: "\t \u@\h:\d> ").  -l, --logfile FILENAME Log every query and its results to a file.  --defaults-group-suffix TEXT Read MySQL config groups with the specified  suffix.  --defaults-file PATH Only read MySQL options from the given file.  --myclirc PATH Location of myclirc file.  --auto-vertical-output Automatically switch to vertical output mode  if the result is wider than the terminal  width.  -t, --table Display batch output in table format.  --csv Display batch output in CSV format.  --warn / --no-warn Warn before running a destructive query.  --local-infile BOOLEAN Enable/disable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE.  --login-path TEXT Read this path from the login file.  -e, --execute TEXT Execute command and quit.  --help Show this message and exit.