- 16.2.3.1. Installing MySQL Workbench on Windows
- 16.2.3.2. Launching MySQL Workbench on Windows
- 16.2.3.3. Uninstalling MySQL Workbench on Windows
- 16.2.3.4. Installing MySQL Workbench on Linux
- 16.2.3.5. Launching MySQL Workbench on Linux
- 16.2.3.6. Uninstalling MySQL Workbench on Linux
- 16.2.3.7. Installing MySQL Workbench on Mac OS X
- 16.2.3.8. Launching MySQL Workbench on Mac OS X
- 16.2.3.9. Uninstalling MySQL Workbench on Mac OS X
The procedure for launching MySQL Workbench depends on the platform. Generally, there are two ways to launch MySQL Workbench from the command line and from the graphical user interface of the host operating system. Using the command-line launching facility is useful when you want to customize some aspects of the way MySQL Workbench operates. Launching MySQL Workbench for each of the supported platforms is described in the following sections.
In addition to platform-specific command line options, MySQL Workbench has the following command line options:
--admin- Launch MySQL Workbench and load the server instance specified.instance--query- Launch MySQL Workbench and load the connection specified.connection--model- Launch MySQL Workbench and load the model specified.modelfile--script- Launch MySQL Workbench and run the script specified.script--run- Launch MySQL Workbench and run the code snippet specified.code--quit-when-done- quits MySQL Workbench after --script or --run finishes.