How do I explain a query with parameters in MySQL

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Published on 2010-06-16T16:56:19Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 17:02 UTC
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I have a query

SELECT foo FROM bar WHERE some_column = ?

How do I get a explain plan from MySQL without filling in a value for the parameter?

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