MySQL: run a script when logging in? Is it possible, in MySQL, to run a 'login profile' similar to the bash/ksh profile, when connecting with the mysql client? That is to say, something similar to mysql -e 'select * from a_table', but where mysql doesn't terminate after executing the statement?
The mysql client has the init-command option, which does what you want, I think.

From the manual:


  --init-command=str
  
  SQL statement to execute after connecting to the server. If
  auto-reconnect is enabled, the statement is executed again after
  reconnection occurs.