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diff --git a/sh/shrc.d/mysql.sh b/sh/shrc.d/mysql.sh
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+# If a file ~/.mysql/$1.cnf exists, call mysql(1) using that file. Otherwise
+# just run MySQL with given args. Use restrictive permissions on these files.
+# Examples:
+#
+#   [client]
+#   host=dbhost.example.com
+#   user=foo
+#   password=SsJ2pICe226jM
+#
+#   [mysql]
+#   database=bar
+#
+mysql() {
+    if [ -f "$HOME"/.mysql/"$1".cnf ] ; then
+        shift
+        set -- --defaults-extra-file="$HOME"/.mysql/"$1".cnf "$@"
+    fi
+    command mysql "$@"
+}