Option Index

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Section 12.1.1, “ALTER DATABASE Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 11.8.2, “Boolean Full-Text Searches”
Section 10.6, “Choosing the Right Type for a Column”
Section 11.6, “Date and Time Functions”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 8.1.2, “Numbers”
Section 10.2, “Numeric Types”
Section 10.1.1, “Overview of Numeric Types”
Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.4.3, “Specifying Account Names”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-#

Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

-# [debug_options]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-# [debug_options]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-# debug_options

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Description
Description

-#...

Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

-#D,20

Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

-#debug_options

Description

--

Section 1.8.5.6, “'--' as the Start of a Comment”
Section 8.5, “Comment Syntax”
Description
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”

--HELP

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

--Information

Description

--abort-slave-event-count

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--add-drop-database

Description
Section 6.4.1, “Dumping Data in SQL Format with mysqldump

--add-drop-table

Description

--add-locks

Description

--addtodest

Description

--all

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--all-databases

Description
Description
Description
Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 6.4.1, “Dumping Data in SQL Format with mysqldump
Section 8.2.3, “Mapping of Identifiers to File Names”
Section 2.12.4, “Rebuilding or Repairing Tables or Indexes”
Section 6.4.2, “Reloading SQL-Format Backups”

--all-in-1

Description

--all-tablespaces

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--allow-keywords

Description

--allow-suspicious-udfs

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 22.3.2.6, “User-Defined Function Security Precautions”

--allowold

Description

--analyze

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”
Description
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--ansi

Section 1.8.3, “Running MySQL in ANSI Mode”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--apply-slave-statements

Description

--auto-generate-sql

Description

--auto-generate-sql-add-autoincrement

Description

--auto-generate-sql-execute-number=N

Description

--auto-generate-sql-guid-primary

Description

--auto-generate-sql-load-type=type

Description

--auto-generate-sql-secondary-indexes=N

Description

--auto-generate-sql-select-columns=str

Description

--auto-generate-sql-unique-query-number=N

Description

--auto-generate-sql-unique-write-number=N

Description

--auto-generate-sql-write-number

Description

--auto-generate-sql-write-number=N

Description

--auto-rehash

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--auto-repair

Description

--auto-vertical-output

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--autoclose

Description
Section 2.8, “Installing MySQL on NetWare”

--back_log=50

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

--backup

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Description

--backup_history_log

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--backup_progress_log

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--base64-output

Description

--base64-output=DECODE-ROWS

Section 4.6.7.2, “mysqlbinlog Row Event Display”

--base64-output=NEVER

Section 4.6.7.2, “mysqlbinlog Row Event Display”

--base64-output[=value]

Description

--basedir

Section 2.10.6.1, “Building MySQL from Source Using CMake and Visual Studio”
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”

--basedir=path

Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--batch

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--bdb-logdir

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--bdb-logdir=file_name

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--bdb-no-recover

Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”

--bdb-shared-data

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--bdb-tmpdir=path

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--big-tables

Section B.5.2.12, “The table is full
Section 7.5.8, “How MySQL Uses Memory”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--bind-address

Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--bind-address=127.0.0.1

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”

--bind-address=IP

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--binlog-direct-non-transactional-updates

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-direct-non-transactional-updates[={0|1}]

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-do-db

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Description
Section 16.2.3.1, “Evaluation of Database-Level Replication and Binary Logging Options”
Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--binlog-do-db=db1

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-do-db=db_name

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-do-db=sales

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.3.1, “Evaluation of Database-Level Replication and Binary Logging Options”

--binlog-format

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-format=MIXED

Section 5.2.4.1, “Binary Logging Formats”

--binlog-format=ROW

Section 5.2.4.1, “Binary Logging Formats”

--binlog-format=STATEMENT

Section 5.2.4.1, “Binary Logging Formats”

--binlog-format=type

Section 5.2.4.2, “Setting The Binary Log Format”

--binlog-format={ROW|STATEMENT|MIXED}

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--binlog-ignore-db

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.3.1, “Evaluation of Database-Level Replication and Binary Logging Options”
Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--binlog-ignore-db=db_name

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-ignore-db=sales

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--binlog-row-event-max-size

Section 5.2.4.2, “Setting The Binary Log Format”

--binlog-row-event-max-size=N

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--block-search=offset

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--bootstrap

Section 2.10.6.1, “Building MySQL from Source Using CMake and Visual Studio”
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--brief

Description

--build=x86_64-pc-solaris2.10

Section 2.10, “MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution”

--burnin

Description

--cflags

Description

--character-set-client-handshake

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 9.1.13.7.1, “The cp932 Character Set”

--character-set-filesystem=charset_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--character-set-server

Section 9.5, “Character Set Configuration”
Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.2, “Replication and Character Sets”
Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 8.4, “User-Defined Variables”

--character-set-server=charset_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--character-set-server=latin1

Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”

--character-sets-dir

Section B.5.2.17, “Can't initialize character set
Section 9.5, “Character Set Configuration”

--character-sets-dir=path

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--charset=path

Description

--check

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Description

--check-only-changed

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Description

--check-upgrade

Description
Description

--checkpoint

Description

--checkpoint=db_name.tbl_name

Description

--chroot

Description

--chroot=path

Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--collation-server

Section 9.5, “Character Set Configuration”
Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.2, “Replication and Character Sets”
Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--collation-server=collation_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--collation-server=latin1_swedish_ci

Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”

--column-names

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”

--column-type-info

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--columns=column_list

Description

--comments

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--commit

Description

--commit=N

Description

--comp

Section 4.2.3, “Specifying Program Options”

--compact

Description

--compatible

Description

--compatible=name

Description

--compatible=oracle

Description

--complete-insert

Description

--compr

Section 4.2.3, “Specifying Program Options”

--compress

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”
Section 5.5.6.1, “Basic SSL Concepts”
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Description
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Section 4.2.3, “Specifying Program Options”

--concurrency=N

Description

--config-file

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--config-file=file_name

Description
Description

--console

Section 13.6.13.3, “InnoDB General Troubleshooting”
Section 13.6.13.2, “SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS and the InnoDB Monitors”
Section 13.6.2.3, “Creating the InnoDB Tablespace”
Section B.5.4.1.1, “Resetting the Root Password on Windows Systems”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.3.9, “Starting the Server for the First Time”
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--copy

Description

--core-file

Section 22.5.1.4, “Debugging mysqld under gdb
Section 2.13.1.4, “Linux Post-Installation Notes”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--core-file-size

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--core-file-size=1000000

Section 2.13.1.4, “Linux Post-Installation Notes”

--core-file-size=size

Description

--correct-checksum

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--count

Description
Description
Description

--count=N

Description

--create

Description

--create-options

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--create-schema=value

Description

--create=value

Description

--csv[=file_name]

Description

--data-file-length=len

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--database

Description

--database=db_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--databases

Section 6.4.5.2, “Copy a Database from one Server to Another”
Description
Description
Section 6.4.1, “Dumping Data in SQL Format with mysqldump
Section 6.4.5.1, “Making a Copy of a Database”
Section 2.12.4, “Rebuilding or Repairing Tables or Indexes”
Section 6.4.2, “Reloading SQL-Format Backups”

--datadir

Section 2.10.6.1, “Building MySQL from Source Using CMake and Visual Studio”
Section 2.3.7, “Creating an Option File”
Description
Description
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--datadir=path

Description
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Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.6.2, “Running Multiple Servers on Unix”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--db=db_name

Description

--debug

Section 22.5.1.1, “Compiling MySQL for Debugging”
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.3.10, “Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

--debug-check

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

--debug-info

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

--debug-sync-timeout=N

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--debug-sync-timeout[=N]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--debug="..."

Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

--debug="d,parser_debug"

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--debug=+P

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--debug=N

Description

--debug=T

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--debug=d,general,query

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”

--debug=debug_options

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Description
Description

--debug[=debug_options]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-character-set

Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”
Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 8.4, “User-Defined Variables”

--default-character-set=charset_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-character-set=system_character_set

Section 9.5, “Character Set Configuration”

--default-character-set=utf8

Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”
Section 4.5.1.4, “Executing SQL Statements from a Text File”

--default-collation

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-collation=collation_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-storage-engine

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 13.3, “Setting the Storage Engine”
Chapter 13, Storage Engines

--default-storage-engine=type

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-table-type

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Chapter 13, Storage Engines

--default-table-type=InnoDB

Section 12.5.5.17, “SHOW ENGINES Syntax”

--default-table-type=type

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default-time-zone

Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.27, “Replication and Time Zones”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--default-time-zone=timezone

Section 9.6, “MySQL Server Time Zone Support”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--default.key_buffer_size=256K

Section 5.1.6.1, “Structured System Variables”

--defaults-extra-file

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Description
Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--defaults-extra-file=file_name

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Description
Description

--defaults-extra-file=path

Description
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--defaults-file

Section 13.6.2, “InnoDB Configuration”
Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Description
Section 21.8.3, “Options with the Embedded Server”
Section B.5.4.1.1, “Resetting the Root Password on Windows Systems”
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.6.1.2, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers as Services”
Section 5.6.1.1, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers at the Command Line”
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--defaults-file=file_name

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Description
Description
Description
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--defaults-file=option_file_name

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--defaults-group-suffix

Section 2.14, “Environment Variables”

--defaults-group-suffix=_other

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”

--defaults-group-suffix=str

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”

--defaults-group-suffix=suffix

Description

--delay-key-write

Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

--delay-key-write-for-all-tables

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--delay-key-write=ALL

Section 13.5.1, “MyISAM Startup Options”
Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--delay-key-write=OFF

Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--delay-key-write[={OFF|ON|ALL}]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--delay_key_write=1

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.1.6, “Using System Variables”

--delay_key_write=ON

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.1.6, “Using System Variables”

--delayed-insert

Description

--delayed-start=N

Description

--delete

Description

--delete-master-logs

Description

--delimiter

Description

--delimiter=str

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--demangle

Section 22.5.1.5, “Using a Stack Trace”

--des-key-file

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Section 11.11.2, “Encryption and Compression Functions”

--des-key-file=file_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--description

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--detach=N

Description

--disable

Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”

--disable-auto-rehash

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--disable-community-features

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disable-debug-sync

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disable-dtrace

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disable-grant-options

Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disable-keys

Description

--disable-log-bin

Description

--disable-named-commands

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--disable-plugin_name

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--disable-profiling

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disable-shared

Section 2.13.4.6, “BSD/OS Version 4.x Notes”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--disconnect-slave-event-count

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--dryrun

Description

--dump

Description

--dump-date

Description

--dump-slave

Description

--dump-slave[=value]

Description

--embedded

Description
Description

--enable-assembler

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

--enable-community-features

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--enable-debug-sync

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--enable-dtrace

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--enable-local-infile

Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL

--enable-locking

Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--enable-named-pipe

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 2.3.8, “Selecting a MySQL Server Type”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--enable-plugin_name

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--enable-profiling

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--enable-pstack

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--enable-thread-safe-client

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--engine-condition-pushdown

Section 7.2.7, “Condition Pushdown Optimization”

--engine=engine_name

Description

--err-log=file_name

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--event-scheduler

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--event-scheduler=DISABLED

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--event-scheduler[=value]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--events

Description
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”
Section 6.4.5.4, “Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately”

--example

Description

--exe-suffix=suffix

Description

--execute

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--execute=statement

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--exit-info[=flags]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--extend-check

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--extended

Description

--extended-insert

Description

--external-locking

Section 13.5.1, “MyISAM Startup Options”
Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 2.10.5, “MIT-pthreads Notes”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 7.5.2, “System Factors and Startup Parameter Tuning”

--extra-file=file_name

Description

--fast

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Description

--federated

Section 13.11, “The FEDERATED Storage Engine”

--fields-enclosed-by

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--fields-enclosed-by=...

Description
Description

--fields-enclosed-by=char

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--fields-escaped-by=...

Description
Description

--fields-escaped-by=char

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--fields-optionally-enclosed-by=...

Description
Description

--fields-optionally-enclosed-by=char

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--fields-terminated-by=...

Description
Description

--fields-terminated-by=str

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--fields-xxx

Description

--first-slave

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--fix-db-names

Description

--fix-table-names

Description

--flush

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

--flush-logs

Section 6.3.1, “Backup Policy”
Description

--flush-privileges

Description

--flush_time=val

Section 22.1.1, “MySQL Threads”

--flushlog

Description

--force

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 2.13.1.2, “Linux Binary Distribution Notes”
Section 22.1.2, “MySQL Test Suite”
Section 3.5, “Using mysql in Batch Mode”

--force-read

Description

--gdb

Section 22.5.1.4, “Debugging mysqld under gdb
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--general-log

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--general-log[={0|1}]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--general_log

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

--general_log[={0|1}]

Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

--general_log_file

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--general_log_file=file_name

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

--header_file=file_name

Description

--help

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 4.1, “Overview of MySQL Programs”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”
Chapter 3, Tutorial
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--hex-blob

Description

--hexdump

Section 4.6.7.1, “mysqlbinlog Hex Dump Format”
Description

--host

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 2.10.5, “MIT-pthreads Notes”
Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”
Section 1.2, “Typographical and Syntax Conventions”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--host=--user

Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”

--host=127.0.0.1

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--host=host_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--host=localhost

Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--howto

Description

--html

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--i-am-a-dummy

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.5.1.5.2, “Using the --safe-updates Option”

--ignore

Description

--ignore-builtin-innodb

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--ignore-lines=N

Description

--ignore-spaces

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--ignore-sql-errors

Description

--ignore-table=db_name.tbl_name

Description

--in_file=file_name

Description

--include

Description

--include-master-host-port

Description

--info

Description
Description

--information

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”

--init-file

Section 2.10.6.1, “Building MySQL from Source Using CMake and Visual Studio”
Section B.5.4.1.2, “Resetting the Root Password on Unix Systems”
Section B.5.4.1.1, “Resetting the Root Password on Windows Systems”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 13.9, “The MEMORY (HEAP) Storage Engine”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--init-file=file_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--init_connect="SET NAMES 'utf8'"

Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”

--innodb

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--innodb-autoinc-lock-mode

Section 13.6.4.3.2, “Configurable InnoDB Auto-Increment Locking”

--innodb-xxx

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--innodb[=value]

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--innodb_checksums

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--innodb_file_per_table

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 13.6.2.1, “Using Per-Table Tablespaces”
Section 7.6.1.3, “Using Symbolic Links for Databases on Windows”

--innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--innodb_rollback_on_timeout

Section 13.6.12, “InnoDB Error Handling”
Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--innodb_safe_binlog

Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.23, “Replication during a Slave Shutdown”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--innodb_status_file

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--innodb_status_file=1

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--innodb_support_xa

Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--insert-ignore

Description

--install

Section 5.6.1.2, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers as Services”
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--install-manual

Section 5.6.1.2, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers as Services”
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--iterations=N

Description

--join=big_tbl_name

Description

--keep_files_on_create

Section 12.1.14, “CREATE TABLE Syntax”

--keepold

Description

--key_buffer_size=32M

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--keys

Description

--keys-used=val

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--label=str

Description

--language

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 9.2, “Setting the Error Message Language”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--language=lang_name, -L lang_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--large-pages

Section 7.5.9, “Enabling Large Page Support”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--lc-messages

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 9.2, “Setting the Error Message Language”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--lc-messages-dir

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 9.2, “Setting the Error Message Language”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--lc-messages-dir=path

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--lc-messages=locale_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--ldata=path

Description

--ledir

Description

--ledir=path

Description

--length

Description

--libmysqld-libs

Description

--libs

Description

--libs_r

Description

--line-numbers

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--lines-terminated-by

Description

--lines-terminated-by="\r\n"

Description

--lines-terminated-by=...

Description
Description

--lines-terminated-by=str

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--local

Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”
Description
Section 22.1.2, “MySQL Test Suite”
Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL

--local-infile

Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL

--local-infile=0

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”
Section 12.2.7, “LOAD XML Syntax”
Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”

--local-infile=1

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--local-infile=OFF

Section 12.2.7, “LOAD XML Syntax”

--local-infile[=1]

Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL

--local-infile[={0|1}]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”

--local-load

Description

--local-load=path

Description

--local-service

Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--lock-all-tables

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--lock-directory

Description

--lock-directory=path

Description

--lock-tables

Description
Description

--log

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 22.5.1.7, “Making a Test Case If You Experience Table Corruption”
Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.6, “Server Log Maintenance”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”
Section 22.5.1.6, “Using Server Logs to Find Causes of Errors in mysqld

--log-backup-output[=value,...]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-bin

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”
Section 12.6.1.1, “PURGE BINARY LOGS Syntax”
Section 6.3.1, “Backup Policy”
Section 6.3.3, “Backup Strategy Summary”
Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”
Section 6.2, “Database Backup Methods”
Section 16.4.6, “How to Report Replication Bugs or Problems”
Section 22.5.1.7, “Making a Test Case If You Experience Table Corruption”
Section 6.5, “Point-in-Time (Incremental) Recovery Using the Binary Log”
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.6, “Server Log Maintenance”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”
Section 16.4.5, “Troubleshooting Replication”
Section 16.4.3, “Upgrading a Replication Setup”
Section 6.3.2, “Using Backups for Recovery”

--log-bin-index[=file_name]

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--log-bin-trust-function-creators

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--log-bin-trust-function-creators=1

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”

--log-bin-trust-function-creators[={0|1}]

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--log-bin-trust-routine-creators

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--log-bin-trust-routine-creators=1

Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”

--log-bin-trust-routine-creators[={0|1}]

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--log-bin=base_name.extension

Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--log-bin=log_name

Section 6.3.3, “Backup Strategy Summary”

--log-bin=old_host_name-bin

Section B.5.8.1, “Open Issues in MySQL”

--log-bin[=base_name]

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--log-bin[=file_name]

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--log-error

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.6, “Server Log Maintenance”
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--log-error my-errors

Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”

--log-error=file_name

Description
Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--log-error[=file_name]

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--log-isam=file_name

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--log-isam[=file_name]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-long-format

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-output

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-output=FILE

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”

--log-output=TABLE

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--log-output=TABLE,FILE

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”

--log-output[=value,...]

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-queries-not-using-indexes

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-short-format

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-slave-updates

Section 16.4.6, “How to Report Replication Bugs or Problems”
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--log-slow-admin-statements

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-slow-queries

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.6, “Server Log Maintenance”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”
Section 22.5.1.6, “Using Server Logs to Find Causes of Errors in mysqld

--log-slow-queries[=file_name]

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-slow-slave-statements

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--log-tc-size

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

--log-tc-size=size

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-tc=file_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-update

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.2.6, “Server Log Maintenance”

--log-update[=file_name]

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-warnings

Section B.5.2.11, “Communication Errors and Aborted Connections”
Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”
Section 5.2.4.3, “Mixed Binary Logging Format”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--log-warnings=0

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log-warnings=2

Section B.5.2.9, “MySQL server has gone away

--log-warnings[=level]

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--log=file_name

Description

--log[=file_name]

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

--loose

Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--loose-opt_name

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--loose-skip-innodb

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--low-priority

Description

--low-priority-updates

Section 12.2.5, “INSERT Syntax”
Section 7.3.3, “Concurrent Inserts”
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.3.2, “Table Locking Issues”

--lower-case-table-names=0

Section 8.2.2, “Identifier Case Sensitivity”

--malloc-lib

Description

--malloc-lib=

Description

--malloc-lib=/path/to/some/library

Description

--malloc-lib=[lib_name]

Description

--malloc-lib=tcmalloc

Description

--master-bind

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”

--master-connect-retry

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.4.1.16, “Replication During a Master Shutdown”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.2, “Replication Implementation”
Section 7.5.6.6, “Replication Slave I/O Thread States”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-connect-retry=seconds

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-data

Section 6.3.1, “Backup Policy”
Section 16.1.1.5, “Creating a Data Snapshot Using mysqldump
Description

--master-data[=value]

Description

--master-host

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-host=host_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-info-file

Section 16.2.2.2, “The Slave Status Files”

--master-info-file=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-password

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-password=password

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-port

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-port=port_number

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-retry-count

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-retry-count=count

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl*

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--master-ssl-ca

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-ca=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-capath

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-capath=directory_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-cert

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-cert=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-cipher

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-cipher=cipher_list

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-key

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-ssl-key=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-user

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-user=user_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--master-xxx

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--max

Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

--max-binlog-dump-events=N

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--max-binlog-size

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--max-record-length

Section 12.5.2.5, “REPAIR TABLE Syntax”

--max-record-length=len

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--max-relay-log-size

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--max-relay-log-size=size

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--max-seeks-for-key=1000

Section 7.2.20, “How to Avoid Table Scans”
Section B.5.6, “Optimizer-Related Issues”

--max_a

Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

--max_connect_errors=999999999

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”

--max_join_size

Section 4.5.1.5.2, “Using the --safe-updates Option”

--max_sort_length=N

Section 10.4.3, “The BLOB and TEXT Types”

--maximum

Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”

--maximum-query_cache_size=32M

Section 7.5.5.3, “Query Cache Configuration”
Section 5.1.6, “Using System Variables”

--maximum-query_cache_size=4M

Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”

--maximum-var_name=value

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.6, “Using System Variables”

--medium-check

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Description

--memlock

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 13.6.2.2, “Using Raw Devices for the Shared Tablespace”

--method=command

Description

--min-examined-row-limit=number

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--mutex-deadlock-detector

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--myisam-block-size

Section 7.4.5.5, “Key Cache Block Size”

--myisam-block-size=N

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--myisam-recover

Section 13.5.1, “MyISAM Startup Options”
Section 7.2.25, “Other Optimization Tips”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 6.6.5, “Setting Up a MyISAM Table Maintenance Schedule”
Section B.5.2.19, “Table-Corruption Issues”
Section 13.5, “The MyISAM Storage Engine”
Section 22.5.1.6, “Using Server Logs to Find Causes of Errors in mysqld

--myisam-recover=BACKUP,FORCE

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--myisam-recover=mode

Section 13.5.1, “MyISAM Startup Options”

--myisam-recover[=option[,option]...]]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--mysql-backup[={0|1}]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--mysqladmin=prog_name

Description

--mysqld

Description
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--mysqld-version

Description
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--mysqld-version=debug

Description

--mysqld-version=max

Description

--mysqld-version=suffix

Description

--mysqld=mysqld_safe

Description

--mysqld=prog_name

Description
Description

--name_file=file_name

Description

--named-commands

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--ndb

Description

--ndb-cluster

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--ndb-log-empty-epochs

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--ndbcluster

Section 12.5.5.17, “SHOW ENGINES Syntax”
The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--new

Section 8.1.4, “Hexadecimal Values”
Section 10.1.2, “Overview of Date and Time Types”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--nice=priority

Description

--no-auto-rehash

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--no-autocommit

Description

--no-beep

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--no-create-db

Description

--no-create-info

Description
Section 6.4.5.4, “Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately”

--no-data

Description
Section 6.4.5.4, “Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately”

--no-debug

Description

--no-defaults

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Description
Description
Description

--no-embedded

Description

--no-log

Description

--no-named-commands

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--no-pager

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--no-set-names

Description

--no-symlinks

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--no-tee

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--noindices

Description

--number-blob-cols=str

Description

--number-char-cols=N

Description

--number-int-cols=N

Description

--number-of-queries=N

Description

--numeric-dump-file=file_name

Description

--offset=N

Description

--old

Section 12.5.2.3, “CHECKSUM TABLE Syntax”

--old-alter-table

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--old-passwords

Section B.5.2.4, “Client does not support authentication protocol
Section 5.3.2.3, “Password Hashing in MySQL”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--old-protocol

Section B.5.2.15, “Ignoring user
Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--old-style-user-limits

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.5.4, “Setting Account Resource Limits”

--old_server

Description

--one-database

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--one-thread

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--only-debug

Description

--only-print

Description

--open-files-limit

Section B.5.2.18, “'File' Not Found and Similar Errors”
Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Section 2.13.4.1, “FreeBSD Notes”
Section 7.4.8, “How MySQL Opens and Closes Tables”
Section 2.3.15, “MySQL on Windows Compared to MySQL on Unix”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--open-files-limit=count

Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--opt

Section 13.6.13.1, “InnoDB Performance Tuning Tips”
Section 2.12.5, “Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine”
Description
Section 2.12.4, “Rebuilding or Repairing Tables or Indexes”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--opt_name

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--opt_name=value

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--optimize

Description

--order-by-primary

Description

--out_dir=path

Description

--out_file=file_name

Description

--packlength=len

Description

--pager

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--pager[=command]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--parallel-recover

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--partition[=value]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--password

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.3.2.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”
Section 6.3, “Example Backup and Recovery Strategy”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section B.5.2.5, “Password Fails When Entered Interactively”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--password=

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”

--password=pass_val

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--password=password

Description
Description
Description
Description

--password=your_pass

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 5.3.2.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”

--password[=pass_val]

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”

--password[=password]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

--pid-file

Description
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--pid-file=file_name

Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”

--pid-file=path

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--pipe

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”

--plan

Description

--plugin

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin-innodb_file_per_table

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin-load

Section 12.5.3.3, “INSTALL PLUGIN Syntax”
Section 22.2.1, “Characteristics of the Plugin Interface”
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin-load=plugin_list

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin-sql-mode

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin-xxx

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--plugin_dir=path

Section 22.2.1, “Characteristics of the Plugin Interface”

--plugin_name

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--plugin_name=0

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--plugin_name=1

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--plugin_name=FORCE

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--plugin_name=OFF

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--plugin_name=ON

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--plugin_name[=ON]

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--plugindir

Description

--port

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.6.2, “Running Multiple Servers on Unix”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--port-open-timeout=num

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--port=port_num

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--port=port_number

Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--position

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--position=N

Description

--post-query=value

Description

--post-system=str

Description

--pre-query=value

Description

--pre-system=str

Description

--prefix

Section 22.2.3.3, “Creating a Plugin Library”
Section 2.10.3, “Installing from the Development Source Tree”
Section 5.6.2, “Running Multiple Servers on Unix”

--preserve-schema

Description

--preview

Description

--print-defaults

Section 4.2.3.3.1, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”
Section 2.12.1, “Upgrading MySQL”

--prompt

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”

--prompt=format_str

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--protocol

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description

--protocol=MEMORY

Section 2.3.9, “Starting the Server for the First Time”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--protocol=PIPE

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--protocol=SOCKET

Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--protocol=TCP

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6.2, “Running Multiple Servers on Unix”

--query

Description

--query-cache-size=0

Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”

--query=value

Description

--quick

Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section B.5.2.8, “Out of memory
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.1, “Using myisamchk for Crash Recovery”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--quiet

Description

--quote-names

Description
Section 2.12.4, “Rebuilding or Repairing Tables or Indexes”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--raw

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--read-from-remote-server

Description

--read-only

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--reconnect

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--record_log_pos

Description

--record_log_pos=db_name.tbl_name

Description

--recover

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--regexp=expr

Description

--regexp=pattern

Description

--relative

Description

--relay-log

Section 16.1.1.9, “Introducing Additional Slaves to an Existing Replication Environment”
Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.2.1, “The Slave Relay Log”

--relay-log-index

Section 16.1.1.9, “Introducing Additional Slaves to an Existing Replication Environment”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.2.1, “The Slave Relay Log”

--relay-log-index=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-info-file

Section 16.2.2.2, “The Slave Status Files”

--relay-log-info-file=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-purge={0|1}

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-recovery

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-recovery={0|1}

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-space-limit

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log-space-limit=size

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--relay-log=myhost-bin

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”

--relay-log=relay_log_index

Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”

--relnotes

Description

--remove

Section 5.6.1.2, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers as Services”
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”

--repair

Description

--replace

Description
Description

--replicate-*

Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”
Section 16.2.3.3, “Replication Rule Application”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-*-db

Section 16.2.3.3, “Replication Rule Application”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section D.1, “Restrictions on Stored Routines, Triggers, and Events”

--replicate-*-table

Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”
Section 16.2.3.3, “Replication Rule Application”

--replicate-[do|ignore]-table

Section 13.14, “The BLACKHOLE Storage Engine”

--replicate-do-db

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 12.4.1, “START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.3.1, “Evaluation of Database-Level Replication and Binary Logging Options”
Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.4.1.21, “Replication and Reserved Words”
Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--replicate-do-db=db1

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-do-db=db_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-do-db=sales

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-do-table

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 16.2.3.2, “Evaluation of Table-Level Replication Options”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.2.3.3, “Replication Rule Application”
Section 16.4.1.21, “Replication and Reserved Words”
Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”

--replicate-do-table=db_name.tbl_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-ignore-db

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 12.4.1, “START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 16.2.3.1, “Evaluation of Database-Level Replication and Binary Logging Options”
Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.2.3.3, “Replication Rule Application”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.4.1.21, “Replication and Reserved Words”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

--replicate-ignore-db=db_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-ignore-db=sales

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-ignore-table

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 16.2.3.2, “Evaluation of Table-Level Replication Options”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.21, “Replication and Reserved Words”
Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”

--replicate-ignore-table=db_name.tbl_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-rewrite-db

Section 16.2.3, “How Servers Evaluate Replication Filtering Rules”

--replicate-rewrite-db=from_name->to_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-same-server-id

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-do-table

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 16.2.3.2, “Evaluation of Table-Level Replication Options”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”

--replicate-wild-do-table=db_name.%

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-do-table=db_name.tbl_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section D.1, “Restrictions on Stored Routines, Triggers, and Events”

--replicate-wild-do-table=foo%.%

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-do-table=foo%.bar%

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-do-table=my\\_own\\%db

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-do-table=my\_own\%db

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table

Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Section 16.2.3.2, “Evaluation of Table-Level Replication Options”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table=db_name.%

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table=db_name.tbl_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table=foo%.bar%

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table=mysql.%

Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”

--replicate-wild-ignore-table=norep%

Section 16.4.1.25, “Replication and Temporary Tables”

--report-host

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--report-host=host_name

Section 12.5.5.34, “SHOW SLAVE HOSTS Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--report-password

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--report-password=password

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--report-port

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--report-port=slave_port_num

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--report-user

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--report-user=user_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--resetmaster

Description

--resetslave

Description

--result-file=file_name

Description

--result-file=name

Description

--rhost=host_name

Description

--rollback

Description

--routines

Description
Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”
Section 6.4.5.4, “Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately”

--rows=N

Description

--rpm

Description

--safe-mode

Section 12.5.2.4, “OPTIMIZE TABLE Syntax”
Section 22.5.1, “Debugging a MySQL Server”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--safe-recover

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--safe-show-database

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--safe-updates

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.5.1.5.2, “Using the --safe-updates Option”

--safe-user-create

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--secure-auth

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--secure-backup-file-priv

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--secure-backup-file-priv=path

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--secure-file-priv

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--secure-file-priv=path

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--select_limit

Section 4.5.1.5.2, “Using the --safe-updates Option”

--server-id

Section 16.1.3, “Replication and Binary Logging Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 16.4.5, “Troubleshooting Replication”

--server-id=id

Description

--server-id=value

Section 12.5.5.34, “SHOW SLAVE HOSTS Syntax”

--service-startup-timeout=file_name

Description

--set-auto-increment[=value]

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--set-character-set=name

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--set-charset

Description

--set-charset=charset_name

Description

--set-collation

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--set-collation=name

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--set-random-seed=value

Description

--set-variable

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Description
Description
Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

--set-variable=option=value

Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

--set-variable=var_name=value

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--shared-memory

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.6.1.1, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers at the Command Line”
Section 2.3.9, “Starting the Server for the First Time”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--shared-memory-base-name

Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()
Section 5.6.1.1, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers at the Command Line”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--shared-memory-base-name=name

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--short-form

Description

--show-slave-auth-info

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--show-table-type

Description

--show-warnings

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--sigint-ignore

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--silent

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.5, “Setting Up a MyISAM Table Maintenance Schedule”

--single-transaction

Section 13.6.6, “Backing Up and Recovering an InnoDB Database”
Section 6.3.1, “Backup Policy”
Section 6.2, “Database Backup Methods”
Description

--skip

Description
Section 4.2.3.2, “Program Option Modifiers”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-add-drop-table

Description

--skip-add-locks

Description

--skip-auto-rehash

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 13.6.13.4, “Troubleshooting InnoDB Data Dictionary Operations”

--skip-base64-output

Description

--skip-bdb

Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--skip-character-set-client-handshake

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 9.1.13.7.1, “The cp932 Character Set”

--skip-column-names

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--skip-comments

Description

--skip-compact

Description

--skip-concurrent-insert

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-delay-key-write

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-disable-keys

Description

--skip-dump-date

Description

--skip-engine_name

Section 12.5.5.17, “SHOW ENGINES Syntax”
The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--skip-event-scheduler

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-events

Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”

--skip-extended-insert

Description

--skip-external-locking

Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 7.5.6.2, “General Thread States”
Section 2.8, “Installing MySQL on NetWare”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.5.2, “System Factors and Startup Parameter Tuning”
Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

--skip-grant-tables

Section 12.5.3.1, “CREATE FUNCTION Syntax”
Section 12.5.3.3, “INSTALL PLUGIN Syntax”
Section 2.10.6.1, “Building MySQL from Source Using CMake and Visual Studio”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 22.3.2.5, “Compiling and Installing User-Defined Functions”
Description
Description
Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 2.11.2.1, “Problems Running mysql_install_db
Section B.5.4.1.2, “Resetting the Root Password on Unix Systems”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”
Section 5.4.6, “When Privilege Changes Take Effect”

--skip-host-cache

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 7.5.11, “How MySQL Uses DNS”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-innodb

Section 13.6.2, “InnoDB Configuration”
Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Section 12.5.5.17, “SHOW ENGINES Syntax”
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--skip-innodb-checksums

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--skip-innodb_adaptive_hash_index

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--skip-innodb_checksums

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--skip-innodb_doublewrite

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

--skip-isam

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--skip-kill-mysqld

Description

--skip-line-numbers

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--skip-lock-tables

Description

--skip-locking

Section 7.3.5, “External Locking”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--skip-log-warnings

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--skip-merge

Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 13.8, “The MERGE Storage Engine”

--skip-mutex-deadlock-detector

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-name-resolve

Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Description
Section 2.13.4.1, “FreeBSD Notes”
Section 7.5.11, “How MySQL Uses DNS”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”

--skip-named-commands

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--skip-networking

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section B.5.2.9, “MySQL server has gone away
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 7.5.11, “How MySQL Uses DNS”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 16.4.3, “Upgrading a Replication Setup”

--skip-new

Section 12.5.2.4, “OPTIMIZE TABLE Syntax”
Section 22.5.1, “Debugging a MySQL Server”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--skip-opt

Description
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--skip-pager

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--skip-partition

Chapter 17, Partitioning
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-plugin-innodb_file_per_table

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-plugin_name

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”

--skip-quick

Description

--skip-quote-names

Description
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--skip-reconnect

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 21.9.11, “Controlling Automatic Reconnection Behavior”
Section 4.5.1.5.3, “Disabling mysql Auto-Reconnect”

--skip-routines

Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”

--skip-safemalloc

Section 22.5.1.1, “Compiling MySQL for Debugging”
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-set-charset

Description

--skip-show-database

Section 12.5.5.15, “SHOW DATABASES Syntax”
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-slave-start

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”
Section 12.6.2.5, “START SLAVE Syntax”
Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.1.1.8, “Setting Up Replication with Existing Data”
Section 16.4.5, “Troubleshooting Replication”
Section 16.4.3, “Upgrading a Replication Setup”

--skip-ssl

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--skip-stack-trace

Section 22.5.1.4, “Debugging mysqld under gdb
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-super-large-pages

Section 7.5.9, “Enabling Large Page Support”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-symbolic-links

Section 12.1.14, “CREATE TABLE Syntax”
Section 5.3.3, “Making MySQL Secure Against Attackers”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.6.1.3, “Using Symbolic Links for Databases on Windows”
Section 7.6.1.2, “Using Symbolic Links for Tables on Unix”

--skip-symlink

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-syslog

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--skip-tee

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--skip-thread-priority

Section 2.13.4.5, “BSD/OS Version 3.x Notes”
Section 2.13.2.1, “Mac OS X 10.x (Darwin)”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--skip-triggers

Description
Section 2.12.2.1, “Downgrading to MySQL 5.4”
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”

--skip-tz-utc

Description

--skip-use-db

Description

--skip-write-binlog

Description
Description

--skip-xxx

Description

--skip_grant_tables

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--slave

Description

--slave-load-tmpdir

Section 6.2, “Database Backup Methods”
Section 16.2.2.2, “The Slave Status Files”

--slave-load-tmpdir=file_name

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--slave-net-timeout

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--slave-net-timeout=seconds

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--slave-skip-errors

Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.28, “Replication and Transactions”

--slave-skip-errors=[err_code1,err_code2,...|all]

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--slave_compressed_protocol={0|1}

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--sleep

Description

--sleep=delay

Description

--slow-query-log

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--slow-query-log[={0|1}]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--slow_query_log

Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--slow_query_log[={0|1}]

Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--slow_query_log_file

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--slow_query_log_file=file_name

Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.5, “The Slow Query Log”

--socket

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Section B.5.4.5, “How to Protect or Change the MySQL Unix Socket File”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.6.2, “Running Multiple Servers on Unix”
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--socket=/path/to/socket

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server

--socket=file_name

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 5.6.3, “Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment”

--socket=path

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--sort-index

Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--sort-records=N

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

--sort-records=index_num

Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”

--sort-recover

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

--sort_buffer_size=16M

Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”

--spassword

Description

--spassword[=password]

Description

--sporadic-binlog-dump-fail

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”

--sql-bin-update-same

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--sql-mode

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--sql-mode=""

Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”

--sql-mode="mode_value"

Section 1.8.2, “Selecting SQL Modes”

--sql-mode="modes"

Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”

--sql-mode=IGNORE_SPACE

Chapter 11, Functions and Operators

--sql-mode=MAXDB

Section 10.3.1.1, “TIMESTAMP Properties”

--sql-mode=NO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION

Section 11.9, “Cast Functions and Operators”

--sql-mode=value[,value[,value...]]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--sql_mode="TRADITIONAL,ALLOW_INVALID_DATES"

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--srcdir=path

Description

--ssl

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--ssl*

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.3.4, “Security-Related mysqld Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--ssl-ca

Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--ssl-ca=file_name

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-capath

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-capath=directory_name

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-cert

Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--ssl-cert=file_name

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-cipher

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

--ssl-cipher=cipher_list

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-key

Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--ssl-key=file_name

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-verify-server-cert

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--ssl-xxx

Section 12.6.2.1, “CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--ssl=0

Section 5.5.6.3, “SSL Command Options”

--standalone

Section 22.5.1.2, “Creating Trace Files”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.3.10, “Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line”

--start-datetime

Description
Section 6.5.1, “Point-in-Time Recovery Using Event Times”

--start-datetime=datetime

Description

--start-position

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 6.5.2, “Point-in-Time Recovery Using Event Positions”

--start-position=N

Description

--start_row=N

Description

--statefile=file_name

Description

--static

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

--stats

Description

--status

Description

--stop-datetime

Description
Section 6.5.1, “Point-in-Time Recovery Using Event Times”

--stop-datetime=datetime

Description

--stop-position

Section 6.5.2, “Point-in-Time Recovery Using Event Positions”

--stop-position=N

Description

--suffix=str

Description

--super-large-pages

Section 7.5.9, “Enabling Large Page Support”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--superuser=user_name

Description

--symbolic-links

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.6.1.3, “Using Symbolic Links for Databases on Windows”

--symbols-file=file_name

Description

--sysdate-is-now

Section 11.6, “Date and Time Functions”
Section 16.4.1.11, “Replication and System Functions”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.5, “Session System Variables”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--syslog

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--syslog-tag=tag

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

--tab

Section 6.1, “Backup and Recovery Types”
Section 6.2, “Database Backup Methods”
Description
Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump
Section 6.4, “Using mysqldump for Backups”

--tab=dir_name

Section 6.4.3, “Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

--tab=path

Description

--table

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--table_cache

Section 7.4.8, “How MySQL Opens and Closes Tables”

--table_open_cache

Section 7.4.8, “How MySQL Opens and Closes Tables”

--tables

Description
Description

--tc-heuristic-recover={COMMIT|ROLLBACK}

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--tcp-ip

Description

--tee

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--tee=file_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--temp-pool

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--test

Description

--thread-stack=192K

Section 2.13.1.5, “Linux x86 Notes”

--thread_cache_size=5'

Section 22.5.1.4, “Debugging mysqld under gdb

--thread_handling=no-threads

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--thread_handling=one-thread-per-connection

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”

--thread_handling=pool-of-threads

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”

--thread_pool_size=N

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”

--thread_stack=N

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”

--timer-length=N

Description

--timezone

Section 9.6, “MySQL Server Time Zone Support”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section B.5.4.6, “Time Zone Problems”

--timezone=timezone

Description

--timezone=timezone_name

Section 9.6, “MySQL Server Time Zone Support”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.27, “Replication and Time Zones”
Section B.5.4.6, “Time Zone Problems”

--tmp_table_size=val

Section B.5.2.12, “The table is full

--tmpdir

Section B.5.2.13, “Can't create/write to file
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section B.5.4.4, “Where MySQL Stores Temporary Files”

--tmpdir=path

Section 4.6.3.6, “myisamchk Memory Usage”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.6, “Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--to-last-log

Description

--transaction-isolation

Section 13.6.8, “The InnoDB Transaction Model and Locking”

--transaction-isolation=SERIALIZABLE

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--transaction-isolation=level

Section 12.4.6, “SET TRANSACTION Syntax”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--triggers

Description
Section 6.4.5.3, “Dumping Stored Programs”

--type=engine_name

Description

--tz-utc

Description

--unbuffered

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

--unpack

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 13.5.3, “MyISAM Table Storage Formats”
Description

--update-state

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 6.6.3, “How to Repair MyISAM Tables”
Section 13.5, “The MyISAM Storage Engine”

--upgrade-system-tables

Description

--use-frm

Description

--use-manager

Description

--use-mysqld_safe

Description

--use-symbolic-links

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

--use-threads

Description

--use-threads=N

Description

--user

Section B.5.2.18, “'File' Not Found and Similar Errors”
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.3, “Example Backup and Recovery Strategy”
Section 2.9, “Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems”
Section 2.7, “Installing MySQL on i5/OS”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 2.13.1.2, “Linux Binary Distribution Notes”
Section 4.2.3.5, “Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”
Section 2.10.1, “Source Installation Overview”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

--user=mysql

Section B.5.4.1.2, “Resetting the Root Password on Unix Systems”

--user=root

Section 5.3.6, “How to Run MySQL as a Normal User”
Section 5.3.3, “Making MySQL Secure Against Attackers”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--user=user_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.3.6, “How to Run MySQL as a Normal User”

--user={user_name|user_id}

Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--var_name=value

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Description
Description
Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”

--verbose

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.6.7.2, “mysqlbinlog Row Event Display”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 4.5.1.4, “Executing SQL Statements from a Text File”
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.3.10, “Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--version

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

--vertical

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Section 1.7, “How to Report Bugs or Problems”

--wait

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

--wait[=count]

Description

--warnings

Section B.5.2.11, “Communication Errors and Aborted Connections”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--where='where_condition'

Description

--windows

Description

--with

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-archive-storage-engine

Section 13.12, “The ARCHIVE Storage Engine”

--with-bdb

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--with-berkeley-db

Section 2.1.2.2, “Choosing a Distribution Format”

--with-big-tables

Section 13.8.2, “MERGE Table Problems”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 13.5, “The MyISAM Storage Engine”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-blackhole-storage-engine

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server
Section 13.14, “The BLACKHOLE Storage Engine”

--with-charset

Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-charset=MYSET

Section 9.3, “Adding a New Character Set”

--with-charset=charset_name

Section B.5.2.17, “Can't initialize character set

--with-collation

Section 9.1.5, “Configuring the Character Set and Collation for Applications”
Section 9.1.3.1, “Server Character Set and Collation”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-comment

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

--with-csv-storage-engine

Section 13.13, “The CSV Storage Engine”

--with-debug

Section 22.5.1.1, “Compiling MySQL for Debugging”
Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”
Section 22.5.2, “Debugging a MySQL Client”
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.9, “Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems”
Section 2.1.2.4, “MySQL Binaries Compiled by Oracle Corporation”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”
Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

--with-debug=full

Section 22.5.1.1, “Compiling MySQL for Debugging”
Section 22.5.2, “Debugging a MySQL Client”
Description
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.9, “Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems”
Section 2.1.2.4, “MySQL Binaries Compiled by Oracle Corporation”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

--with-debug[=full]

Section 2.1.2.2, “Choosing a Distribution Format”

--with-embedded-privilege-control

Section 21.8, “libmysqld, the Embedded MySQL Server Library”

--with-embedded-server

Section 21.8.1, “Compiling Programs with libmysqld
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-example-storage-engine

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server
Section 13.10, “The EXAMPLE Storage Engine”

--with-extra-charsets=LIST

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-extra-charsets=charset_name

Section B.5.2.17, “Can't initialize character set

--with-extra-charsets=complex

Section B.5.2.17, “Can't initialize character set

--with-federated-storage-engine

Section 13.11, “The FEDERATED Storage Engine”

--with-innodb

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--with-libevent

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-libwrap

Section 2.1.2.2, “Choosing a Distribution Format”

--with-low-memory

Section 2.13.4.4, “BSD/OS Version 2.x Notes”
Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”

--with-max-indexes=N

Section 13.5, “The MyISAM Storage Engine”

--with-mit-threads

Section 2.13.4.1, “FreeBSD Notes”
Section 2.10.5, “MIT-pthreads Notes”

--with-mysqld-ldflags=-all-static

Section 22.3.2, “Adding a New User-Defined Function”
Section 2.13.1.7, “Linux Alpha Notes”

--with-mysqld-ldflags=-rdynamic

Section 22.3.2, “Adding a New User-Defined Function”

--with-named-thread-libs="-lpthread -lmach -lexc -lc"

Section 2.13.5.6, “Alpha-DEC-OSF/1 Notes”

--with-named-z-libs

Section 2.1.2.2, “Choosing a Distribution Format”

--with-named-z-libs=no

Section 2.13.3.1, “Solaris 2.7/2.8 Notes”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

--with-ndbcluster

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--with-openssl

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--with-partition

Chapter 17, Partitioning

--with-plugin-PLUGIN

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-plugins

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--with-pstack

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

--with-raid

Section 12.1.14, “CREATE TABLE Syntax”
Section 2.1.2.2, “Choosing a Distribution Format”
Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”

--with-server-suffix=-max

The mysqld-max Extended MySQL Server

--with-ssl

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--with-ssl=path

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--with-tcp-port

Section 2.10.3, “Installing from the Development Source Tree”

--with-unix-socket-path

Section B.5.4.5, “How to Protect or Change the MySQL Unix Socket File”
Section 2.10.3, “Installing from the Development Source Tree”

--with-vio

Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

--with-yassl

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

--with-zlib-dir=no|bundled|DIR

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--without

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--without-libevent

Section 7.5.7, “How MySQL Uses Threads for Client Connections”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--without-plugin-PLUGIN

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--without-query-cache

Section 7.5.5, “The MySQL Query Cache”

--without-server

Section 2.10.5, “MIT-pthreads Notes”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

--write-binlog

Description
Description

--xml

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 12.2.7, “LOAD XML Syntax”
Description
Section 11.10, “XML Functions”

-0

Section B.5.5.8, “Problems with Floating-Point Values”

-1

Section 1.8.5.6, “'--' as the Start of a Comment”
Section 11.12.1, “GROUP BY (Aggregate) Functions”
Section 17.2.4, “HASH Partitioning”
Section 11.2.3, “Comparison Functions and Operators”
Description
Section 11.5.2, “Mathematical Functions”
Section 11.11.4, “Miscellaneous Functions”
Section 11.4.1, “String Comparison Functions”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

-?

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-A

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Section B.5.8.1, “Open Issues in MySQL”

-A[value]

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-B

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description

-C

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-C charset_name

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-C path

Description

-D

Description
Description
Section 21.9.16.1, “Problems Linking with the C API”

-D db_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-D len

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

-D path

Description

-DBIG_TABLES

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

-DHAVE_rts_threads

Section 22.5.4, “Comments about RTS Threads”

-DUSE_ALARM_THREAD

Section 22.1.1, “MySQL Threads”

-DUSE_SYMDIR

Section 7.6.1.3, “Using Symbolic Links for Databases on Windows”

-E

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description

-F

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Description
Description

-F file_name

Description

-F str

Description

-G

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-H

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

-H file_name

Description

-H host_name

Description

-I

Section 21.9.16, “Building Client Programs”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-I/usr/local/mysql/include

Section 21.9.16, “Building Client Programs”

-K

Description

-L

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 21.9.16, “Building Client Programs”
Description
Section 2.15.3, “Problems Using the Perl DBI/DBD Interface”
Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL
Section 9.2, “Setting the Error Message Language”

-L/lib

Section 2.15.3, “Problems Using the Perl DBI/DBD Interface”

-L/usr/lib

Section 2.15.3, “Problems Using the Perl DBI/DBD Interface”

-L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/... -lgcc

Section 2.15.3, “Problems Using the Perl DBI/DBD Interface”

-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient -lz

Section 21.9.16, “Building Client Programs”

-Lpath

Section 2.13.1.3, “Linux Source Distribution Notes”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-N

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

-N file_name

Description

-O

Section 2.13.5.6, “Alpha-DEC-OSF/1 Notes”

-O var_name=value

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”

-O back_log=50

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-O file_name

Description

-O0

Section 2.13.5.6, “Alpha-DEC-OSF/1 Notes”
Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”

-O2

Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”

-O3

Section 2.13.5.6, “Alpha-DEC-OSF/1 Notes”
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”

-O6

Section 2.13.5.1, “HP-UX Version 10.20 Notes”
Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”

-P

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”

-P port_num

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-P[password]

Description

-Q

Description

-R

Description
Description

-R N

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-R index_num

Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”

-R record_pos_file record_pos

Description

-RELEASE

Section 2.13.4.1, “FreeBSD Notes”

-S

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-S file_name

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description

-S path

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-T

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description

-T [flags]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-T path

Description
Description

-U

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-U user_name

Description

-V

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-W

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-W [level]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-Wa,-many

Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”

-Wl,r/full/path/to/libmysqlclient.so

Section 2.13.1.3, “Linux Source Distribution Notes”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-X

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

-Xc

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-Y

Description
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

-a

Section 6.6.4, “MyISAM Table Optimization”
Description
Description
Description
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-arch generic

Section 2.13.1.7, “Linux Alpha Notes”

-arch generic

Section 2.13.1.7, “Linux Alpha Notes”

-b

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description

-b path

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-b offset

Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-c

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 22.3.2.5, “Compiling and Installing User-Defined Functions”
Description
Description
Description
Description

-c N

Description
Description
Description

-c column_list

Description

-c file_name

Description

-d

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

-d db_name

Description
Description

-e

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 12.2.7, “LOAD XML Syntax”
Description
Description
Section 6.6.2, “How to Check MyISAM Tables for Errors”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-e engine_name

Description

-e file_name

Description

-e num

Description

-e statement

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-eis

Section 4.6.3.5, “myisamchk Table Information”

-f

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-f N

Description

-fast

Section 2.13.1.7, “Linux Alpha Notes”

-felide-constructors

Section 2.10, “MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution”

-fno-exceptions

Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”
Section 2.10, “MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution”

-fno-inline

Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”

-fno-rtti

Section 2.10, “MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution”

-fomit-frame-pointer

Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.9, “Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems”
Section 2.1.2.4, “MySQL Binaries Compiled by Oracle Corporation”
Section 22.5.1.5, “Using a Stack Trace”

-fomit-frame-pointer -ffixed-ebp

Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”

-g

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 22.5.1.1, “Compiling MySQL for Debugging”
Description

-g pattern

Description

-g suffix

Description

-h

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 2.10.5, “MIT-pthreads Notes”
Section 1.2, “Typographical and Syntax Conventions”

-h host_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-h localhost

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-h path

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-hlocalhost

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-i

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.2, “How to Check MyISAM Tables for Errors”
Section 22.5.1.3, “Using pdb to create a Windows crashdump”

-i N

Description

-i delay

Description

-i name

Description

-j N

Description

-j big_tbl_name

Description

-k

Description

-k val

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

-l

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

-l [file_name]

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.2.3, “The General Query Log”

-l path

Description

-ldbug

Section 21.9.16.2, “How to Make a Threaded Client”

-lg++

Section 2.10.4, “Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL”

-lgcc

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-lgthreads -lsocket -lgthreads

Section 2.13.5.8, “SCO UNIX and OpenServer 5.0.x Notes”

-libmysqlclient

Section 21.9.2, “C API Function Overview”

-libmysqld

Section 21.9.2, “C API Function Overview”

-lm

Section 21.9.16.1, “Problems Linking with the C API”

-lmach -lexc

Section 2.13.5.5, “Alpha-DEC-UNIX Notes (Tru64)”

-lmysqlclient

Section 21.9.3.39, “mysql_library_end()
Section 21.9.9, “C API Embedded Server Function Descriptions”

-lmysqlclient -lz

Section 21.9.16, “Building Client Programs”

-lmysqld

Section 21.9.3.39, “mysql_library_end()
Section 21.9.9, “C API Embedded Server Function Descriptions”

-lmystrings

Section 21.9.16.2, “How to Make a Threaded Client”

-lmysys

Section 21.9.16.2, “How to Make a Threaded Client”

-lpthread

Section 2.13.5.5, “Alpha-DEC-UNIX Notes (Tru64)”

-lz

Section 21.8.1, “Compiling Programs with libmysqld
Section 2.15.3, “Problems Using the Perl DBI/DBD Interface”
Section 2.13.3.1, “Solaris 2.7/2.8 Notes”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-m

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

-m64

Section 2.10, “MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-max

Section 2.3.8, “Selecting a MySQL Server Type”

-mcpu

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-mcpu=v8 -Wa,-xarch=v8plusa

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-mcpu=v8 -Wa,-xarch=v8plusa

Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-mcpu=xxx

Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”

-mt

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

-n

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description

-n N

Description

-n file_name

Description

-nt

Section 2.3.8, “Selecting a MySQL Server Type”

-o

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 21.8.1, “Compiling Programs with libmysqld
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-o async

Section 7.6, “Disk Issues”

-o N

Description

-o noatime

Section 7.6, “Disk Issues”

-o offset

Description

-o udf_example.so

Section 22.3.2.5, “Compiling and Installing User-Defined Functions”

-p

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Section 3.3.1, “Creating and Selecting a Database”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 5.3.2.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”
Section 2.8, “Installing MySQL on NetWare”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section B.5.2.5, “Password Fails When Entered Interactively”
Section 2.3.11, “Starting MySQL as a Windows Service”
Section 2.3.10, “Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line”
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”
Section 2.3.14, “Upgrading MySQL on Windows”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”
Section 2.11.1, “Windows Post-Installation Procedures”

-p N

Description

-p len

Description

-p num

Description

-p[pass_val]

Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”

-p[password]

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-ppass_val

Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-ppassword

Description

-pthread

Section 2.13.5.5, “Alpha-DEC-UNIX Notes (Tru64)”

-pyour_pass

Section 5.3.2.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”

-q

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description

-q value

Description

-qstrict

Section 2.13.5.3, “IBM-AIX notes”

-r

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.3, “How to Repair MyISAM Tables”

-r -q

Section 6.6.3, “How to Repair MyISAM Tables”

-r file_name

Description

-r name

Description

-r path

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-rdynamic

Section 22.3.2, “Adding a New User-Defined Function”

-s

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.2, “How to Check MyISAM Tables for Errors”
Section 6.6.3, “How to Repair MyISAM Tables”
Section 6.6.5, “Setting Up a MyISAM Table Maintenance Schedule”

-s file_name

Description

-s num

Description

-s sort_type

Description

-server

Section 2.4, “Installing MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux”

-signal

Description

-skip-auto-rehash

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-slow_query_log_file

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-ss

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

-static

Section 7.5.1, “How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL”
Section 2.13.1.2, “Linux Binary Distribution Notes”

-t

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-t N

Description

-t path

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Description
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-u

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Description
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 2.3.12, “Testing The MySQL Installation”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 2.11.1, “Windows Post-Installation Procedures”

-u {user_name|user_id}

Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

-u user_name

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.2.2, “Connecting to the MySQL Server”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description

-v

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.5, “myisamchk Table Information”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.6.7.2, “mysqlbinlog Row Event Display”
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Description
Section 6.6.2, “How to Check MyISAM Tables for Errors”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”

-v -v -v

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

-vv

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

-vvv

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

-w

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

-w 'where_condition'

Description

-w write_file

Description

-w[count]

Description

-x

Description

-x N

Description

-y N

Description

/3GB

Section D.9.3, “Windows Platform Limitations”

Aborted_connects

Section B.5.2.11, “Communication Errors and Aborted Connections”

CFLAGS

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

Checksum

Section 12.5.5.37, “SHOW TABLE STATUS Syntax”
Section 19.2, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLES Table”

Com_dealloc_sql

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_delete

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_execute_sql

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_insert

Section D.1, “Restrictions on Stored Routines, Triggers, and Events”
Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_prepare_sql

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_select

Section 7.5.5.1, “How the Query Cache Operates”
Section 7.5.5.4, “Query Cache Status and Maintenance”
Section D.1, “Restrictions on Stored Routines, Triggers, and Events”
Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_close

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_execute

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_fetch

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_prepare

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_reprepare

Section 12.7.4, “Automatic Prepared Statement Repreparation”
Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

Com_stmt_reset

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Com_stmt_send_long_data

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

DataMemory

Section B.5.2.12, “The table is full

Id

Section 12.5.5.5, “SHOW COLLATION Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.30, “SHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax”
Section 21.9.1, “C API Data Types”
Section 9.4.2, “Choosing a Collation ID”
Section 7.5.6, “Examining Thread Information”
Section 19.10, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLLATIONS Table”
Section 19.23, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PROCESSLIST Table”

IndexMemory

Section B.5.2.12, “The table is full

Name

Section 12.5.5.1, “SHOW AUTHORS Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.7, “SHOW CONTRIBUTORS Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.16, “SHOW ENGINE Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.19, “SHOW EVENTS Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.26, “SHOW PLUGINS Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.37, “SHOW TABLE STATUS Syntax”
Section 19.20, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA EVENTS Table”
Section 19.17, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PLUGINS Table”

ON

Section 3.3.4.9, “Using More Than one Table”

Queries

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Questions

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Slave_running

Section 5.1.7, “Server Status Variables”

Text in this style

Section 1.2, “Typographical and Syntax Conventions”

TransactionDeadlockDetectionTimeout

Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.26, “Replication Retries and Timeouts”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

TransactionInactiveTimeout

Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.26, “Replication Retries and Timeouts”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

\G

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 13.6.13.2, “SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS and the InnoDB Monitors”
Section 12.5.5.35, “SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax”
Description
Section 1.7, “How to Report Bugs or Problems”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

\P

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”

\c

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 3.2, “Entering Queries”

\q

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 3.1, “Connecting to and Disconnecting from the Server”

\s

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”

\t

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 12.2.6, “LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax”
Section 8.1.1, “Strings”
Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

\w

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”

all

Section 7.2.1, “Optimizing Queries with EXPLAIN
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

analyze

Section 12.5.2.1, “ANALYZE TABLE Syntax”

ansi

Description

automatic_sp_privileges

Section 12.1.21, “DROP PROCEDURE and DROP FUNCTION Syntax”

basedir

Section 2.3.7, “Creating an Option File”
Section 2.11.2.2, “Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically”
Section 2.3.13, “Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows”

binlog_format

Section 12.2.5.2, “INSERT DELAYED Syntax”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

c

Section 12.1.6, “ALTER TABLE Syntax”
Section 12.1.14, “CREATE TABLE Syntax”
Description
Section 8.2.1, “Identifier Qualifiers”
Section 3.3.4.7, “Pattern Matching”
Section 17.2.3.1, “Range columns partitioning”
Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”
Section 9.1.13.1, “Unicode Character Sets”

character_set_client

Section 19.20, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA EVENTS Table”

charset

Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”

check

Section 12.5.2.2, “CHECK TABLE Syntax”
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”

col

Section 16.1.3.2, “Replication Master Options and Variables”

collation_connection

Section 19.20, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA EVENTS Table”

compress

Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()
Section B.5.3.1, “Problems Linking to the MySQL Client Library”

connect

Section B.5.3.1, “Problems Linking to the MySQL Client Library”

connect_timeout

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description

count

Section 12.5.5.16, “SHOW ENGINE Syntax”
Section 8.2.4, “Function Name Parsing and Resolution”
Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”

csv

Section 2.10.2, “Typical configure Options”

d

Section 12.1.6, “ALTER TABLE Syntax”
Section 7.2.10, “LEFT JOIN and RIGHT JOIN Optimization”
Section 17.2.3.1, “Range columns partitioning”
Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”
Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”
Section 9.1.13.1, “Unicode Character Sets”

data

Section 21.9.7.26, “mysql_stmt_send_long_data()
Section 17.3.1, “Management of RANGE and LIST Partitions”
Section 7.6.1.2, “Using Symbolic Links for Tables on Unix”
Section 12.4.7.1, “XA Transaction SQL Syntax”

datadir

Section 2.3.7, “Creating an Option File”
Section 2.11.2.2, “Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically”
Section 2.3.13, “Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows”
Section D.9.3, “Windows Platform Limitations”

date

Section 11.6, “Date and Time Functions”

db

Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.30, “SHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax”
Section 21.9.3.3, “mysql_change_user()
Section 21.9.3.8, “mysql_create_db()
Section 21.9.3.11, “mysql_drop_db()
Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()
Section 21.9.3.60, “mysql_select_db()
Section 5.4.5, “Access Control, Stage 2: Request Verification”
Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 21.9.1, “C API Data Types”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 2.12.5, “Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine”
Description
Section 7.5.6, “Examining Thread Information”
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”
Section D.7, “Restrictions on Character Sets”
Section 19.27, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PARAMETERS Table”
Section 19.23, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PROCESSLIST Table”
Section 19.14, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA ROUTINES Table”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”

debug

Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()
Description

decode_bits

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

default-storage-engine

Section 13.3, “Setting the Storage Engine”
Chapter 13, Storage Engines

default-table-type

Chapter 13, Storage Engines

defaults-extra-file

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

delimiter

Section 12.1.9, “CREATE EVENT Syntax”
Section 12.1.12, “CREATE PROCEDURE and CREATE FUNCTION Syntax”
Section 18.1, “Defining Stored Programs”

description

Section 12.3.3, “HELP Syntax”

e

Section B.5.5.1, “Case Sensitivity in String Searches”
Section 21.2.4.8, “Tutorial: Using MySqlScript”

exit

Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

extended-status

Description

fields

Section 13.6.13.2.3, “InnoDB Table Monitor Output”

flush-backup-logs

Description

flush-hosts

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

flush-logs

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

flush-privileges

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

flush-status

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

flush-tables

Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

flush-threads

Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

forcedirectio

Section 2.13.3, “Solaris Notes”

ft_max_word_len

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

ft_min_word_len

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

ft_stopword_file

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

general_log

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

have_partition_engine

Chapter 17, Partitioning
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

have_profiling

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

help

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 4.5.1.3, “mysql Server-Side Help”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

host

Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 21.9.3.7, “mysql_connect()
Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()
Section 5.4.5, “Access Control, Stage 2: Request Verification”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 3.1, “Connecting to and Disconnecting from the Server”
Section 13.6.4.2, “Converting Tables from Other Storage Engines to InnoDB
Section 2.12.5, “Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine”
Description
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”

ibmdb2i_assume_exclusive_use

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_async_enabled

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_compat_opt_allow_zero_date_vals

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”
Section 13.7.7, “Notes and Limitations”

ibmdb2i_compat_opt_blob_cols

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_compat_opt_time_as_duration

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_compat_opt_year_as_int

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_create_index_option

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_create_time_columns_as_tod

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_lob_alloc_size

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_map_blob_to_varchar

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_max_read_buffer_size

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_max_write_buffer_size

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_propagate_default_col_val

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_propagate_default_col_vals

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_rdb_name

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”
Section 13.7.7, “Notes and Limitations”

ibmdb2i_system_trace_level

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ibmdb2i_transaction_unsafe

Section 13.7.2, “Configuration Options”

ignore-builtin-innodb

Section 13.6, “The InnoDB Storage Engine”

init-file

Section 7.4.5.2, “Multiple Key Caches”

innodb

Section 5.1.3, “Server Options for Loading Plugins”
Section 13.6, “The InnoDB Storage Engine”

innodb_file_per_table

Section 16.1.1.6, “Creating a Data Snapshot Using Raw Data Files”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”

innodb_safe_binlog

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”
Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”

innodb_status_file=1

Section 13.6.13.2, “SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS and the InnoDB Monitors”

innodb_support_xa

Section 13.6.3, “InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables”

innodb_table_locks

Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

interactive_timeout

Section 21.2.6, “Connector/NET Connection String Options Reference”

key_buffer_size

Section 4.6.3.2, “myisamchk Check Options”
Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

language

Section 19.14, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA ROUTINES Table”

ledir

Description
Description

length

Section 21.9.3.34, “mysql_hex_string()
Section 21.9.3.53, “mysql_real_escape_string()
Section 21.9.3.54, “mysql_real_query()
Section 21.9.7.11, “mysql_stmt_fetch()
Section 21.9.7.21, “mysql_stmt_prepare()
Section 21.9.7.26, “mysql_stmt_send_long_data()
Section 21.9.1, “C API Data Types”
Section 21.9.5, “C API Prepared Statement Data types”
Section 22.2.3.3, “Creating a Plugin Library”
Section 22.2.3.2, “Type-Specific Plugin Structures and Functions”

local

Section 5.1.6.1, “Structured System Variables”

local-infile

Section 5.3.5, “Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL

log

Section 2.10.3, “Installing from the Development Source Tree”

log-bin

Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”

log_backup_output

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

log_bin_trust_routine_creators

Section 16.1.3.4, “Binary Log Options and Variables”
Section 18.6, “Binary Logging of Stored Programs”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

max_allowed_packet

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Description
Section 16.4.1.17, “Replication and max_allowed_packet
Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

max_connections

Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.5.4, “Setting Account Resource Limits”

max_user_connections

Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.5.4, “Setting Account Resource Limits”

multi_range_count

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

myisam_block_size

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

myisam_stats_method

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

myisamchk

Description
Section 4.6.3.4, “Other myisamchk Options”

mysql

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section 4.5.1.3, “mysql Server-Side Help”
Section 12.5.3.1, “CREATE FUNCTION Syntax”
Section 12.1.13, “CREATE SERVER Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.1, “CREATE USER Syntax”
Section B.5.2.4, “Client does not support authentication protocol
Section 12.5.3.2, “DROP FUNCTION Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.2, “DROP USER Syntax”
Section 12.5.6.3, “FLUSH Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.3, “GRANT Syntax”
Section 12.3.3, “HELP Syntax”
Section B.5.2.9, “MySQL server has gone away
Section 12.5.1.4, “RENAME USER Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.5, “REVOKE Syntax”
Section 12.5.1.6, “SET PASSWORD Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.22, “SHOW GRANTS Syntax”
Section 21.9.3.3, “mysql_change_user()
Section 21.9.3.5, “mysql_close()
Section 21.9.3.14, “mysql_errno()
Section 21.9.3.15, “mysql_error()
Section 21.9.3.33, “mysql_get_ssl_cipher()
Section 21.9.3.36, “mysql_init()
Section 21.9.3.53, “mysql_real_escape_string()
Section 21.9.3.60, “mysql_select_db()
Section 21.9.3.67, “mysql_ssl_set()
Section 21.9.7.10, “mysql_stmt_execute()
Section 21.9.7.11, “mysql_stmt_fetch()
Section 21.9.7.26, “mysql_stmt_send_long_data()
Section 5.4.4, “Access Control, Stage 1: Connection Verification”
Section 12.5.1, “Account Management Statements”
Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 5.3.2.1, “Administrator Guidelines for Password Security”
Section 5.5.5, “Assigning Account Passwords”
Section 6.3.1, “Backup Policy”
Section 21.9.14, “C API Prepared Statement Handling of Date and Time Values”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 22.2.1, “Characteristics of the Plugin Interface”
Section 22.3.2.5, “Compiling and Installing User-Defined Functions”
Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Chapter 21, Connectors and APIs
Section 13.6.4.2, “Converting Tables from Other Storage Engines to InnoDB
Section 2.12.5, “Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine”
Section 13.11.2.1, “Creating a FEDERATED Table Using CONNECTION
Section 16.1.1.6, “Creating a Data Snapshot Using Raw Data Files”
Section 3.3, “Creating and Using a Database”
Section 8.2, “Schema Object Names”
Description
Description
Description
Section 2.12.2, “Downgrading MySQL”
Section 7.5.9, “Enabling Large Page Support”
Section 5.3.1, “General Security Guidelines”
Section 7.5.5.1, “How the Query Cache Operates”
Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”
Section 2.9, “Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems”
Section 2.4, “Installing MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux”
Section 2.5, “Installing MySQL on Mac OS X”
Section 2.6, “Installing MySQL on Solaris”
Section 5.2.4.4, “Logging Format for Changes to mysql Database Tables”
Section 5.3.3, “Making MySQL Secure Against Attackers”
Section 5.2.4.3, “Mixed Binary Logging Format”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 21.10, “MySQL PHP API”
Section 9.6, “MySQL Server Time Zone Support”
Section 12.4.5.3, “Other Table-Locking Notes”
Section 4.1, “Overview of MySQL Programs”
Section 5.3.2.3, “Password Hashing in MySQL”
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”
Section 2.11.2.1, “Problems Running mysql_install_db
Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 16.4.1, “Replication Features and Issues”
Section 16.4.1.10, “Replication and FLUSH
Section 16.4.1.19, “Replication of the System mysql Database”
Section B.5.4.1.2, “Resetting the Root Password on Unix Systems”
Section 13.6.14, “Restrictions on InnoDB Tables”
Section D.7, “Restrictions on Character Sets”
Section D.1, “Restrictions on Stored Routines, Triggers, and Events”
Section 2.13.5.9, “SCO OpenServer 6.0.x Notes”
Section 2.11.3, “Securing the Initial MySQL Accounts”
Section 5.2.1, “Selecting General Query and Slow Query Log Output Destinations”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.1.9, “Server-Side Help”
Section 5.5.4, “Setting Account Resource Limits”
Section 2.10.1, “Source Installation Overview”
Section 5.6.1.1, “Starting Multiple Windows Servers at the Command Line”
Section 2.11.2.2, “Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically”
Section 2.11.2.3, “Starting and Troubleshooting the MySQL Server”
Section 12.4.3, “Statements That Cause an Implicit Commit”
Section 9.6.1, “Staying Current with Time Zone Changes”
Section 5.4, “The MySQL Access Privilege System”
Section 22.2, “The MySQL Plugin Interface”
Section 2.3.13, “Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 2.12.1, “Upgrading MySQL”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”
Section 13.6.2.2, “Using Raw Devices for the Shared Tablespace”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”
Section 22.5.1.6, “Using Server Logs to Find Causes of Errors in mysqld
Section 18.2, “Using Stored Routines (Procedures and Functions)”
Section 2.11.1, “Windows Post-Installation Procedures”

mysqlaccess

Description

mysqladmin

Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Description

mysqlbinlog

Section 12.5.5.3, “SHOW BINLOG EVENTS Syntax”
Description
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

mysqlcheck

Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Description

mysqld

Section B.5.2.2, “Can't connect to [local] MySQL server
Section 21.9.2, “C API Function Overview”
Description
Description
Section 13.11.1, “FEDERATED Storage Engine Overview”
Section 2.7, “Installing MySQL on i5/OS”
Section 5.2.4.3, “Mixed Binary Logging Format”
Section 5.1.1, “Server Option and Variable Reference”
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”
Section 16.2.2.2, “The Slave Status Files”
Section 22.5.1.3, “Using pdb to create a Windows crashdump”

mysqld_safe

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”

mysqldump

Description

mysqldumpslow

Description

mysqlhotcopy

Description

mysqlimport

Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Description

mysqlshow

Section 9.1.4, “Connection Character Sets and Collations”
Description

mysqlslap

Description

ndb_optimization_delay

Section 12.5.2.4, “OPTIMIZE TABLE Syntax”

net_retry_count

Section 16.2.1, “Replication Implementation Details”

net_write_timeout

Section 16.2.1, “Replication Implementation Details”

nice

Description

offset

Section 21.9.3.9, “mysql_data_seek()
Section 21.9.3.23, “mysql_field_seek()
Section 21.9.3.58, “mysql_row_seek()
Section 21.9.7.7, “mysql_stmt_data_seek()
Section 21.9.7.12, “mysql_stmt_fetch_column()
Section 21.9.7.24, “mysql_stmt_row_seek()

old-alter-table

Section 12.1.6, “ALTER TABLE Syntax”

open-files-limit

Section B.5.2.7, “Too many connections

open_files_limit

Description
Section D.9.3, “Windows Platform Limitations”

opt

Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”

optimize

Section 12.5.2.4, “OPTIMIZE TABLE Syntax”

p

Section 12.2.1, “CALL Syntax”
Section 17.2.7, “How MySQL Partitioning Handles NULL
Section 18.2.1, “Stored Routine Syntax”
Section 22.5.3, “The DBUG Package”

partition

Chapter 17, Partitioning

password

Description

performance_schema

Section 12.4.5, “LOCK TABLES and UNLOCK TABLES Syntax”
Section 7.5.5.1, “How the Query Cache Operates”

pid-file

Section 2.11.2.2, “Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically”
Section 5.2.4, “The Binary Log”

ping

Description
Section 16.4.5, “Troubleshooting Replication”

pipe

Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()
Section 21.2.6, “Connector/NET Connection String Options Reference”

plugin

Section 12.5.3.3, “INSTALL PLUGIN Syntax”
Section 22.2.1, “Characteristics of the Plugin Interface”
Section 22.2.3.3, “Creating a Plugin Library”
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 22.2, “The MySQL Plugin Interface”

plugin-load

Section 13.6, “The InnoDB Storage Engine”

port

Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()

print

Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”

processlist

Description

prompt

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”

purge-backup-logs

Description

query_cache_type

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

quick

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

quit

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

raw

Section 13.6.2.2, “Using Raw Devices for the Shared Tablespace”

read_buffer_size

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

reconnect

Section B.5.2.9, “MySQL server has gone away
Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()
Section 21.9.2, “C API Function Overview”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

record_buffer

Section 7.5.8, “How MySQL Uses Memory”
Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 7.5.3, “Tuning Server Parameters”

refresh

Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

rehash

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”
Section B.5.8.1, “Open Issues in MySQL”

reload

Description
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”

repair

Section 12.5.2.5, “REPAIR TABLE Syntax”

replication-ignore-table

Section 16.4.1.32, “Replication and Views”

resolve_stack_dump

Section B.5.4.2, “What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing”

resolveip

Section 2.13.1.2, “Linux Binary Distribution Notes”

rows

Section 17.3.4, “Obtaining Information About Partitions”
Section 7.2.1, “Optimizing Queries with EXPLAIN

s

Description
Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”
Section 9.1.13.1, “Unicode Character Sets”

select_limit

Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Options”

server-id

Section 16.1.1, “How to Set Up Replication”
Section 16.1.1.9, “Introducing Additional Slaves to an Existing Replication Environment”
Section 16.1.3.2, “Replication Master Options and Variables”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 16.1.1.8, “Setting Up Replication with Existing Data”
Section 16.1.1.1, “Setting the Replication Master Configuration”
Section 16.1.1.2, “Setting the Replication Slave Configuration”

server-id=3

Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”

set-variable

Section 4.2.3.3, “Using Option Files”

set-variable=option=value

Section 4.2.3.4, “Using Options to Set Program Variables”

shutdown

Description
Section 2.13.5.10, “SCO UnixWare 7.1.x and OpenUNIX 8.0.0 Notes”

shutdown_timeout

Description

skip-innodb

Section 13.6.2, “InnoDB Configuration”

skip-networking

Section 16.4.4, “Replication FAQ”
Section 16.1.1.1, “Setting the Replication Master Configuration”
Section 16.4.5, “Troubleshooting Replication”

slave

Section 1.2, “Typographical and Syntax Conventions”

slow_query_log

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

socket

Section 21.2.6, “Connector/NET Connection String Options Reference”

sort

Section 11.12.3, “GROUP BY and HAVING with Hidden Columns”

sort_buffer_size

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”
Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”

sort_key_blocks

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

source

Appendix B, Errors, Error Codes, and Common Problems
Section 4.5.1.4, “Executing SQL Statements from a Text File”
Section 6.4.2, “Reloading SQL-Format Backups”
Section 3.5, “Using mysql in Batch Mode”

sql-mode=""

Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”

sql-mode="modes"

Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”

sql_big_tables

Section B.5.2.12, “The table is full
Section 7.5.8, “How MySQL Uses Memory”
Section 5.1.5, “Session System Variables”

sql_log_update

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

sql_low_priority_updates

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

sql_max_join_size

Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

ssl_cipher

Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”

start-slave

Description

stats_method

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”

status

Section 4.5.1.2, “mysql Commands”
Section 12.5.2.1, “ANALYZE TABLE Syntax”
Section 12.5.2.2, “CHECK TABLE Syntax”
Section 12.5.2.4, “OPTIMIZE TABLE Syntax”
Section 12.5.2.5, “REPAIR TABLE Syntax”
Description

stop-slave

Description

syslog

Description
Section 5.2.2, “The Error Log”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”

system

Chapter 19, INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables

tab

Section 11.4.2, “Regular Expressions”

table

Section 21.9.1, “C API Data Types”
Section 7.2.1, “Optimizing Queries with EXPLAIN
Section 12.2.10.8, “Subqueries in the FROM clause”

table_type

Section 1.5, “What Is New in MySQL 5.5”

test

Section 12.2.2, “DELETE Syntax”
Section 7.2.21, “INFORMATION_SCHEMA Optimization”
Section 13.6.13.2.3, “InnoDB Table Monitor Output”
Section 12.2.7, “LOAD XML Syntax”
Section 12.5.5.19, “SHOW EVENTS Syntax”
Section 9.1.7.8, “Collation and INFORMATION_SCHEMA Searches”
Section 11.3, “Control Flow Functions”
Section 13.6.4, “Creating and Using InnoDB Tables”
Section 3.3, “Creating and Using a Database”
Description
Description
Section 6.4.5.4, “Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately”
Section 3.6, “Examples of Common Queries”
Section 8.2.4, “Function Name Parsing and Resolution”
Section 4.2.1, “Invoking MySQL Programs”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 2.11.3, “Securing the Initial MySQL Accounts”
Section 18.2.1, “Stored Routine Syntax”
Section 19.19, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PARTITIONS Table”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 4.2.3.1, “Using Options on the Command Line”
Section 2.11.1, “Windows Post-Installation Procedures”

timeout

Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()

tmpdir

Section 4.6.3.3, “myisamchk Repair Options”
Section B.5.2.13, “Can't create/write to file
Section 7.2.14, “ORDER BY Optimization”
Section 6.2, “Database Backup Methods”
Section 2.3, “Installing MySQL on Windows”
Section 16.1.3.3, “Replication Slave Options and Variables”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”
Section 16.2.2.2, “The Slave Status Files”

type

Section 12.5.3.1, “CREATE FUNCTION Syntax”
Section 13.6.13.2.3, “InnoDB Table Monitor Output”
Section 21.9.1, “C API Data Types”
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”
Section 7.2.20, “How to Avoid Table Scans”
Section 7.2.6, “Index Merge Optimization”
Section 7.2.1, “Optimizing Queries with EXPLAIN
Section 19.14, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA ROUTINES Table”
Section 22.2.3.2, “Type-Specific Plugin Structures and Functions”

update

Section 7.5.6.3, “Delayed-Insert Thread States”
Description
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”

user

Section 12.5.1.2, “DROP USER Syntax”
Section B.5.2.15, “Ignoring user
Section 21.9.3.49, “mysql_options()
Section 21.9.3.52, “mysql_real_connect()
Section 5.4.4, “Access Control, Stage 1: Connection Verification”
Section 5.4.5, “Access Control, Stage 2: Request Verification”
Section 5.5.2, “Adding User Accounts”
Section 5.3.2.1, “Administrator Guidelines for Password Security”
Section 5.5.5, “Assigning Account Passwords”
Section 5.5.8, “Auditing MySQL Account Activity”
Section 5.4.7, “Causes of Access-Denied Errors”
Section 3.1, “Connecting to and Disconnecting from the Server”
Section 13.6.4.2, “Converting Tables from Other Storage Engines to InnoDB
Section 2.12.5, “Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine”
Description
Section 11.11.2, “Encryption and Compression Functions”
Section 5.3.1, “General Security Guidelines”
Section 5.3.6, “How to Run MySQL as a Normal User”
Section 5.3.3, “Making MySQL Secure Against Attackers”
Section 5.3.2.3, “Password Hashing in MySQL”
Section 5.4.2, “Privilege System Grant Tables”
Section 5.4.1, “Privileges Provided by MySQL”
Section D.7, “Restrictions on Character Sets”
Section 2.11.3, “Securing the Initial MySQL Accounts”
Section 5.1.2, “Server Command Options”
Section 5.5.4, “Setting Account Resource Limits”
Section 5.4.3, “Specifying Account Names”
Section 2.11.2.2, “Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically”
Section 2.11.2, “Unix Post-Installation Procedures”
Section 2.12.1.1, “Upgrading from MySQL 5.4 to 5.5”
Section 5.5.1, “User Names and Passwords”
Section 5.5.6.2, “Using SSL Connections”
Section 11.10, “XML Functions”

v

Section 12.1.16, “CREATE VIEW Syntax”
Section 16.4.1.11, “Replication and System Functions”

variables

Description

version

Description
Section 22.2.3.1, “General Plugin Structures and Functions”
Section 5.1.4, “Server System Variables”

wait_timeout

Section 21.2.6, “Connector/NET Connection String Options Reference”

write

Section 22.5.4, “Comments about RTS Threads”
Description

write_buffer_size

Section 4.6.3.1, “myisamchk General Options”