if [ $(MysqL -N -s -u root -p -e \
    "select count(*) from information_schema.tables where \
        table_schema='db_name' and table_name='table_name';") -eq 1 ]; then
    do something
else
    echo "table <table_name> does not exist"
    exit 1
fi

> -N跳过列名> -s表示非表格输出