#!/bin/sh dbname="passman" echo "Name of database to use [$dbname]:" read x if [ "$x" ] ; then dbname=$x fi script=/tmp/$$ rm -f $script touch $script cat >> $script << END_OF_SQL use $dbname; alter table pm_store add column display int not null; update pm_store set display = id; END_OF_SQL cat -n $script mysql -u root -p < $script rm -f $script