mysql: Is mysqladmin -p create equivalent to create database?
Yes and with the  -p argument it should prompt you for a password to authenticate to perform the correlated command operation.


  mysqladmin
  supports the following commands. Some of the commands take an argument
  following the command name.
  
  
  create db_name
  
  
  Create a new database named db_name.
  
  
  --password[=password], -p[password]
  
  
  The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
  short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
  and the password. If you omit the password value following the
  --password or -p option on the command line,
  mysqladmin
  prompts for one.
  
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