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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#The function will find the given user and search for a mysql-password
+#in the home-directory, which will get printed out!
+#arg1: user where to find a config-file
+#      if not given, it uses the current user in the $HOME and $USER-Variable
+
+function mysqlpw() {
+    local H=$HOME
+    local U=$USER
+
+    # use different user, if arg1 given
+	if [ ! -z $1 ]; then
+
+        # check if given user is even existing
+	    if ! id $1 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+	        echo user $1 not existing >&2
+	        return 1
+        fi
+
+		U=$1
+		H=`grep ^$1: /etc/passwd | cut -d ":" -f 6`
+
+	fi;
+
+    local mysql_cnf="$H/.my.cnf"
+
+	if [ ! -e $mysql_cnf ]; then
+	    echo $mysql_cnf not existing >&2 && return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -r $mysql_cnf ]; then
+	    echo $mysql_cnf not readable >&2 && return 1
+	fi
+
+    local PW=`(grep "password=" $mysql_cnf || echo undefined) | cut -d "=" -f 2`
+
+	echo MySQL-Password for user $U is $PW
+}