--socket (-s)

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MariaDB socket file

mariadb-shell [{--socket | -s} <path\to\socket_file>]

Option	Default Behavior	Argument
`--socket` `-s`	If omitted and `--host` is specified, MariaDB Shell tries to connect to the host using TCP/IP	Full path to the socket file

To connect to a host using a socket file at a non-default path:

$ mariadb-shell \
   --user user_name \
   --password 'user_password' \
   --socket /data/mariadb/mariadb.sock

Release Series	History
23.03	Present starting in MariaDB Shell 23.03.1.
23.02	Present starting in MariaDB Shell 23.02.1.
23.01	Present starting in MariaDB Shell 23.01.1.
22.12	Present starting in MariaDB Shell 22.12.1.
22.10	Present starting in MariaDB Shell 22.10.3.