$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql.sock' (2)

mysql -u root -p -h 127.0.0.1

echo [client] >c:my.ini
echo user=root >>c:my.ini
echo host=127.0.0.1 >>c:my.ini

mysql -p

echo password="abracadabra" >>c:my.ini

mysql