One can use the command-line launching facility is when one wants to customize some aspects of the way MySQL Workbench operates.
MySQL Workbench has the following common command line options:
--admin instance - Launch MySQL Workbench and load the server instance specified.
--query connection - Launch MySQL Workbench and load the connection specified.
--model modelfile - Launch MySQL Workbench and load the model specified.
--script script - Launch MySQL Workbench and run the script specified.
--run code - Launch MySQL Workbench and run the code snippet specified.
--quit-when-done - quits MySQL Workbench after --script or --run finishes.