command line questions

hi, i have some questions about the command line of mysql for WIN32:

• does mysql have any macro system that lets you shorten often-used commands, like expanding "n5 mytable" into "select * from mytable order by id desc limit 5"
• how can tab completion be enabled (it does not work by default, even though auto-rehash lists as "true").
• is there any way to make mysql remember command history between each time the command line window is opened and closed?
• say you have a table with 8 columns, where one of them is a long text, then each row runs over multiple lines making the table unreable. to get a nice display, you have to type "select c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7" which is boring to write. so is there any way to say "select [all except that wide column] from mytable"? or does mysql possibly an intelligent "fit table to screen width" function (like html tables)?

thanks!

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