MySQL Tutorial/Introduction/semicolon
A command normally consists of an SQL statement followed by a semicolon.
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mysql> mysql> SELECT VERSION(), CURRENT_DATE; +---------------------+--------------+ | VERSION() | CURRENT_DATE | +---------------------+--------------+ | 5.0.41-community-nt | 2007-07-22 | +---------------------+--------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql></source>