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local vs tools?

In one place, an example is given of sql local, and in another, sql tools. As far as I can see, these are actually the same host. Is there some reason they're called out differently in different places? RoySmith (talk) 16:00, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

I can't really say where the various aliases for tools.db.svc.eqiad.wmflabs came from in the sql convenience wrapper for the mysql cli tool. I can confirm that "local", "tools", "tools-db", and "toolsdb" are all equivalent aliases. We should probably pick one and make all of the docs here on wikitech use it. My vote would be for "tools" rather than the more ambiguous "local". --BryanDavis (talk) 17:39, 8 December 2019 (UTC)