I've installed Git (bash?) from www.git-scm.com I also have a working installation of MySQL. I'm using windows 8.1. The path to my mysql bin directory IS in my path environment variable, and the mysql service IS running.
If i open cmd.exe and type in mysql -u root then it logs me in successfully, I get the "welcome to mysql monitor" message, and i can start typing sql away.
However in Git bash, if I type in mysql -u root then it just starts a new blank link and doesn't do anything.
If i type in mysql -? then i still get the mysql help information. If i type in mysql start, I get the Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'start'.
How can I access mysql properly in git bash?
Please see my crude image explaining my situation below:
Answer
I had the same problem with git bash and mysql, and solution to this is to use
winpty mysql -u root
I guess this is because you are running mysql for windows, using unix environment, and as far as I know winpty should be used for running windows applications in the git bash (not 100% sure, maybe someone can confirm).