Bug #44127 mysql client: Unclear description of batch mode

Description:
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4.5.1.1. mysql Options:

--batch 	batch 	Don't use history file

--execute=statement, -e statement

Execute the statement and quit. The default output format is like that produced with --batch.

--tee=file_name

Append a copy of output to the given file. This option does not work in batch mode
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If you look in mysql.cc source code, you will see that:

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case 'e':
    status.batch= 1;
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...and...

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if (status.batch) /* disable pager and outfile in this case */
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...so the text about "The default output format is like that produced with --batch." is too mild. It turns on --batch mode.

How to repeat:
See bug#44126

Suggested fix:
Change doc to say that --execute implies --batch.

(Or much better: separate output format from whether or not it is possible to write to file in mysql client, and separate output format from how you get the SLQ (cat/-e/interactive) see bug#44126)

Thank you for the report.

Verified as described.

Also I think "--batch 	batch 	Don't use history file" is confusing.

Additionally default output is not as with --batch used:

$mysql -e "select 1, 2" --batch
1       2
1       2

$mysql -e "select 1, 2" 
+---+---+
| 1 | 2 |
+---+---+
| 1 | 2 | 
+---+---+

$mysql --version
/Users/apple/Applications/mysql-5.1/bin/mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.35, for apple-darwin8.11.1 (i386) using readline 5.1

While we have in client/mysql.cc:

1667   case 'e':
1668     status.batch= 1;
1669     status.add_to_history= 0;

Category changed, because user manual relies here on output of mysql --help which needs to be fixed. Change to Docs bug again after fix of mysql --help output.