mysql command line execution

[Jeff Richards]

Hi,

Is there a secure way of running mysql commands against the db from the
command line, or in some kind of secure batch mode, without making the
password totally visible? We need to procedurize things like "flush
tables with read lock", "unlock tables" etc. Is making the password
visible on the command line the only way?

Thanks,

Jeff

-- 
Jeff Richards
Consulting Architect
Openwave Systems Asia Pacific
[phone]