title: MySQL command line syntax select column without FROM statement
body: <p>It's very simple to select a column using common-known command line syntax like</p>
  
  <pre><code>mysql -uroot -pPASSWORD -e 'SELECT columnname FROM databasename.tablename' ;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But is it possible to make the same select without FROM statement ? Something like</p>
  
  <pre><code>mysql -uroot -pPASSWORD -e 'SELECT databasename.tablename.[columname]' ;
  </code></pre>