you need to type other commands in another terminal.
Tried that, whatever I try returns the message:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
WebSearching talked about editing the my.cnf, which I did, but to me it all looks like it should be. Plus it has a comment at the top saying "!!DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!!"
Do I need to reset the sock somehow? Or is there something else I should be looking at?