Table of Contents
- 4.1. Overview of MySQL Programs
- 4.2. Using MySQL Programs
- 4.3. MySQL Server and Server-Startup Programs
- 4.4. MySQL Installation-Related Programs
- 4.4.1. comp_err — Compile MySQL Error Message File
- 4.4.2. make_win_bin_dist — Package MySQL Distribution as ZIP Archive
- 4.4.3. mysqlbug — Generate Bug Report
- 4.4.4. mysql_install_db — Initialize MySQL Data Directory
- 4.4.5. mysql_secure_installation — Improve MySQL Installation Security
- 4.4.6. mysql_tzinfo_to_sql — Load the Time Zone Tables
- 4.4.7. mysql_upgrade — Check Tables for MySQL Upgrade
- 4.5. MySQL Client Programs
- 4.5.1. mysql — The MySQL Command-Line Tool
- 4.5.2. mysqladmin — Client for Administering a MySQL Server
- 4.5.3. mysqlcheck — A Table Maintenance Program
- 4.5.4. mysqldump — A Database Backup Program
- 4.5.5. mysqlimport — A Data Import Program
- 4.5.6. mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information
- 4.5.7. mysqlslap — Load Emulation Client
- 4.6. MySQL Administrative and Utility Programs
- 4.6.1. innochecksum — Offline InnoDB File Checksum Utility
- 4.6.2. myisam_ftdump — Display Full-Text Index information
- 4.6.3. myisamchk — MyISAM Table-Maintenance Utility
- 4.6.4. myisamlog — Display MyISAM Log File Contents
- 4.6.5. myisampack — Generate Compressed, Read-Only MyISAM Tables
- 4.6.6. mysqlaccess — Client for Checking Access Privileges
- 4.6.7. mysqlbinlog — Utility for Processing Binary Log Files
- 4.6.8. mysqldumpslow — Summarize Slow Query Log Files
- 4.6.9. mysqlhotcopy — A Database Backup Program
- 4.6.10. mysql_convert_table_format — Convert Tables to Use a Given Storage Engine
- 4.6.11. mysql_find_rows — Extract SQL Statements from Files
- 4.6.12. mysql_fix_extensions — Normalize Table File Name Extensions
- 4.6.13. mysql_setpermission — Interactively Set Permissions in Grant Tables
- 4.6.14. mysql_waitpid — Kill Process and Wait for Its Termination
- 4.6.15. mysql_zap — Kill Processes That Match a Pattern
- 4.7. MySQL Program Development Utilities
- 4.8. Miscellaneous Programs
This chapter provides a brief overview of the MySQL command-line programs provided by Oracle Corporation. It also discusses the general syntax for specifying options when you run these programs. Most programs have options that are specific to their own operation, but the option syntax is similar for all of them. Finally, the chapter provides more detailed descriptions of individual programs, including which options they recognize.