#!/bin/bash if [ $# -lt 5 ] then printf "Not enough arguments: '" for i in $@ do printf "$i " done echo "'given, 5 needed." echo "usage $0 " exit 1 fi HOST=$1 PORT=$2 USER=$3 PW=$4 SHD=$5 mysql -u $USER -p$PW -P $PORT -h $HOST -e "create database $SHD;" echo "Created database \"$SHD\" at $HOST:$PORT"