<refnamediv>
<refname>koha-mysql</refname>
- <refpurpose>Provide an interactive mysql shell set up for the specified koha instance.</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Provide an interactive mysql shell set up for the specified Koha instance.</refpurpose>
<refclass>UNIX/Linux</refclass>
</refnamediv>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
- <para>Provide an interactive mysql shell set up for the specified koha instance.</para>
+ <para>Provide an interactive mysql shell set up for the specified Koha instance.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Example usage</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Send an SQL query to MySQL</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>"Some SQL query" | <command>koha-mysql</command> <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable>instancename</replaceable></arg></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Load a database dump (e.g. one produced by mysqldump) into the database of the given instance</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><command>koha-mysql</command> <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable>instancename</replaceable></arg> < /path/to/mysqldump.sql</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>See also</title>