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.\" Title: \fBmysqld_safe\fR
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.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.77.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
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.\" Date: 11/04/2013
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.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
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.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
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.\" Language: English
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.TH "\FBMYSQLD_SAFE\FR" "1" "11/04/2013" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.\" mysqld_safe
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.\" tools: mysqld_safe
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.\" scripts
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.SH "NAME"
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mysqld_safe \- MySQL server startup script
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP \w'\fBmysqld_safe\ \fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\ 'u
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\fBmysqld_safe \fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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is the recommended way to start a
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\fBmysqld\fR
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server on Unix and NetWare\&.
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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adds some safety features such as restarting the server when an error occurs and logging runtime information to an error log file\&. Descriptions of error logging and NetWare\-specific behaviors are given later in this section\&.
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.if n \{\
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\fBNote\fR
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.ps -1
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.br
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.PP
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In MySQL 5\&.1\&.20 (only), the default error logging behavior with
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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is to write errors to
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syslog
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on systems that support the
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\fBlogger\fR
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program\&. This differs from the default behavior of writing an error log file for other versions\&.
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.PP
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\fBIn 5\&.1\&.20, logging to \fR\fBsyslog\fR\fB may fail to operate correctly in some cases; if so, use \fR\fB\fB\-\-skip\-syslog\fR\fR\fB to use the default log file or \fR\fB\fB\-\-log\-error=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR\fR\fB to specify a log file name explicitly\&.\fR
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.sp .5v
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.RE
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.PP
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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tries to start an executable named
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\fBmysqld\fR\&. To override the default behavior and specify explicitly the name of the server you want to run, specify a
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\fB\-\-mysqld\fR
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or
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\fB\-\-mysqld\-version\fR
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option to
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR\&. You can also use
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\fB\-\-ledir\fR
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to indicate the directory where
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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should look for the server\&.
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.PP
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Many of the options to
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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are the same as the options to
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\fBmysqld\fR\&. See
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Section\ \&5.1.3, \(lqServer Command Options\(rq\&.
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.PP
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Options unknown to
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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are passed to
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\fBmysqld\fR
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if they are specified on the command line, but ignored if they are specified in the
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[mysqld_safe]
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group of an option file\&. See
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Section\ \&4.2.3.3, \(lqUsing Option Files\(rq\&.
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.PP
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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reads all options from the
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[mysqld],
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[server], and
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[mysqld_safe]
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sections in option files\&. For example, if you specify a
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[mysqld]
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section like this,
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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will find and use the
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\fB\-\-log\-error\fR
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option:
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.sp
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.if n \{\
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.RS 4
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.\}
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.nf
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[mysqld]
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log\-error=error\&.log
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.fi
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.if n \{\
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.RE
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.\}
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.PP
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For backward compatibility,
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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also reads
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[safe_mysqld]
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sections, although you should rename such sections to
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[mysqld_safe]
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in MySQL 5\&.1 installations\&.
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.PP
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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supports the options in the following list\&. It also reads option files and supports the options for processing them described at
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Section\ \&4.2.3.4, \(lqCommand-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling\(rq\&.
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: help option
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.\" help option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-help\fR
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.sp
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Display a help message and exit\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: autoclose option
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.\" autoclose option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-autoclose\fR
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.sp
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(NetWare only) On NetWare,
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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provides a screen presence\&. When you unload (shut down) the
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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NLM, the screen does not by default go away\&. Instead, it prompts for user input:
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.sp
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.if n \{\
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.RS 4
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.\}
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.nf
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*<NLM has terminated; Press any key to close the screen>*
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.fi
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.if n \{\
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.RE
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.\}
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.sp
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If you want NetWare to close the screen automatically instead, use the
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\fB\-\-autoclose\fR
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option to
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: basedir option
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.\" basedir option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-basedir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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The path to the MySQL installation directory\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: core-file-size option
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.\" core-file-size option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-core\-file\-size=\fR\fB\fIsize\fR\fR
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.sp
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The size of the core file that
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\fBmysqld\fR
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should be able to create\&. The option value is passed to
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\fBulimit \-c\fR\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: datadir option
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.\" datadir option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-datadir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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The path to the data directory\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: defaults-extra-file option
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.\" defaults-extra-file option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-defaults\-extra\-file=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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The name of an option file to be read in addition to the usual option files\&. This must be the first option on the command line if it is used\&. If the file does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, the server will exit with an error\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: defaults-file option
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.\" defaults-file option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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The name of an option file to be read instead of the usual option files\&. This must be the first option on the command line if it is used\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: ledir option
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.\" ledir option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-ledir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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If
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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cannot find the server, use this option to indicate the path name to the directory where the server is located\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: log-error option
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.\" log-error option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-log\-error=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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Write the error log to the given file\&. See
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Section\ \&5.2.2, \(lqThe Error Log\(rq\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: mysqld option
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.\" mysqld option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-mysqld=\fR\fB\fIprog_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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The name of the server program (in the
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ledir
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directory) that you want to start\&. This option is needed if you use the MySQL binary distribution but have the data directory outside of the binary distribution\&. If
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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cannot find the server, use the
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\fB\-\-ledir\fR
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option to indicate the path name to the directory where the server is located\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: mysqld-version option
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.\" mysqld-version option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-mysqld\-version=\fR\fB\fIsuffix\fR\fR
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.sp
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This option is similar to the
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\fB\-\-mysqld\fR
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option, but you specify only the suffix for the server program name\&. The basename is assumed to be
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\fBmysqld\fR\&. For example, if you use
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\fB\-\-mysqld\-version=debug\fR,
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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starts the
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\fBmysqld\-debug\fR
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program in the
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ledir
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directory\&. If the argument to
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\fB\-\-mysqld\-version\fR
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is empty,
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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uses
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\fBmysqld\fR
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in the
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ledir
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directory\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: nice option
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.\" nice option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-nice=\fR\fB\fIpriority\fR\fR
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.sp
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Use the
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nice
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program to set the server\*(Aqs scheduling priority to the given value\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: no-defaults option
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.\" no-defaults option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
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.sp
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Do not read any option files\&. This must be the first option on the command line if it is used\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: open-files-limit option
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.\" open-files-limit option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-open\-files\-limit=\fR\fB\fIcount\fR\fR
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.sp
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The number of files that
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\fBmysqld\fR
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should be able to open\&. The option value is passed to
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\fBulimit \-n\fR\&. Note that you need to start
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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as
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root
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for this to work properly!
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: pid-file option
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.\" pid-file option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-pid\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
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.sp
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The path name of the process ID file\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: port option
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.\" port option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
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.sp
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The port number that the server should use when listening for TCP/IP connections\&. The port number must be 1024 or higher unless the server is started by the
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root
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system user\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: skip-kill-mysqld option
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.\" skip-kill-mysqld option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-skip\-kill\-mysqld\fR
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.sp
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Do not try to kill stray
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\fBmysqld\fR
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processes at startup\&. This option works only on Linux\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: socket option
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.\" socket option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
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.sp
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The Unix socket file that the server should use when listening for local connections\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: syslog option
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.\" syslog option: mysqld_safe
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.\" mysqld_safe: skip-syslog option
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.\" skip-syslog option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-syslog\fR,
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\fB\-\-skip\-syslog\fR
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.sp
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\fB\-\-syslog\fR
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causes error messages to be sent to
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syslog
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on systems that support the
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\fBlogger\fR
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program\&.
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\-\-skip\-syslog
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suppresses the use of
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syslog; messages are written to an error log file\&. These options were added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.20\&.
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.sp
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When
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syslog
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is used, the
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daemon\&.err
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syslog priority/facility is used for all log messages\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: syslog-tag option
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.\" syslog-tag option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-syslog\-tag=\fR\fB\fItag\fR\fR
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.sp
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For logging to
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syslog, messages from
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
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and
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\fBmysqld\fR
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are written with a tag of
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mysqld_safe
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and
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mysqld, respectively\&. To specify a suffix for the tag, use
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\fB\-\-syslog\-tag=\fR\fB\fItag\fR\fR, which modifies the tags to be
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mysqld_safe\-\fItag\fR
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and
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mysqld\-\fItag\fR\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.21\&.
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.RE
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.sp
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.RS 4
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.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: timezone option
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.\" timezone option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-timezone=\fR\fB\fItimezone\fR\fR
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.sp
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|
Set the
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TZ
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|
time zone environment variable to the given option value\&. Consult your operating system documentation for legal time zone specification formats\&.
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|
.RE
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.sp
|
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.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.sp -1
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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.\}
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.\" mysqld_safe: user option
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.\" user option: mysqld_safe
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\fB\-\-user={\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR\fB|\fR\fB\fIuser_id\fR\fR\fB}\fR
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|
.sp
|
|
Run the
|
|
\fBmysqld\fR
|
|
server as the user having the name
|
|
\fIuser_name\fR
|
|
or the numeric user ID
|
|
\fIuser_id\fR\&. (\(lqUser\(rq
|
|
in this context refers to a system login account, not a MySQL user listed in the grant tables\&.)
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|
.RE
|
|
.PP
|
|
If you execute
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
with the
|
|
\fB\-\-defaults\-file\fR
|
|
or
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|
\fB\-\-defaults\-extra\-file\fR
|
|
option to name an option file, the option must be the first one given on the command line or the option file will not be used\&. For example, this command will not use the named option file:
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|
.sp
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.\}
|
|
.nf
|
|
mysql> \fBmysqld_safe \-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR\fB \-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
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|
.fi
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RE
|
|
.\}
|
|
.PP
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|
Instead, use the following command:
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|
.sp
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.\}
|
|
.nf
|
|
mysql> \fBmysqld_safe \-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR\fB \-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
|
|
.fi
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RE
|
|
.\}
|
|
.PP
|
|
The
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
script is written so that it normally can start a server that was installed from either a source or a binary distribution of MySQL, even though these types of distributions typically install the server in slightly different locations\&. (See
|
|
Section\ \&2.1.5, \(lqInstallation Layouts\(rq\&.)
|
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\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
expects one of the following conditions to be true:
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP \(bu 2.3
|
|
.\}
|
|
The server and databases can be found relative to the working directory (the directory from which
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
is invoked)\&. For binary distributions,
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
looks under its working directory for
|
|
bin
|
|
and
|
|
data
|
|
directories\&. For source distributions, it looks for
|
|
libexec
|
|
and
|
|
var
|
|
directories\&. This condition should be met if you execute
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
from your MySQL installation directory (for example,
|
|
/usr/local/mysql
|
|
for a binary distribution)\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP \(bu 2.3
|
|
.\}
|
|
If the server and databases cannot be found relative to the working directory,
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
attempts to locate them by absolute path names\&. Typical locations are
|
|
/usr/local/libexec
|
|
and
|
|
/usr/local/var\&. The actual locations are determined from the values configured into the distribution at the time it was built\&. They should be correct if MySQL is installed in the location specified at configuration time\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.PP
|
|
Because
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
tries to find the server and databases relative to its own working directory, you can install a binary distribution of MySQL anywhere, as long as you run
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
from the MySQL installation directory:
|
|
.sp
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.\}
|
|
.nf
|
|
shell> \fBcd \fR\fB\fImysql_installation_directory\fR\fR
|
|
shell> \fBbin/mysqld_safe &\fR
|
|
.fi
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.RE
|
|
.\}
|
|
.PP
|
|
If
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
fails, even when invoked from the MySQL installation directory, you can specify the
|
|
\fB\-\-ledir\fR
|
|
and
|
|
\fB\-\-datadir\fR
|
|
options to indicate the directories in which the server and databases are located on your system\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
When you use
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
to start
|
|
\fBmysqld\fR,
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
arranges for error (and notice) messages from itself and from
|
|
\fBmysqld\fR
|
|
to go to the same destination\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
As of MySQL 5\&.1\&.20, there are several
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
options for controlling the destination of these messages:
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP \(bu 2.3
|
|
.\}
|
|
\fB\-\-syslog\fR: Write error messages to
|
|
syslog
|
|
on systems that support the
|
|
\fBlogger\fR
|
|
program\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP \(bu 2.3
|
|
.\}
|
|
\fB\-\-skip\-syslog\fR: Do not write error messages to
|
|
syslog\&. Messages are written to the default error log file (\fIhost_name\fR\&.err
|
|
in the data directory), or to a named file if the
|
|
\fB\-\-log\-error\fR
|
|
option is given\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP \(bu 2.3
|
|
.\}
|
|
\fB\-\-log\-error=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR: Write error messages to the named error file\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.PP
|
|
If none of these options is given, the default is
|
|
\fB\-\-skip\-syslog\fR\&.
|
|
.if n \{\
|
|
.sp
|
|
.\}
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.it 1 an-trap
|
|
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
|
|
.nr an-break-flag 1
|
|
.br
|
|
.ps +1
|
|
\fBNote\fR
|
|
.ps -1
|
|
.br
|
|
.PP
|
|
In MySQL 5\&.1\&.20
|
|
\fIonly\fR, the default is
|
|
\fB\-\-syslog\fR\&. This differs from logging behavior for other versions of MySQL, for which the default is to write messages to the default error log file\&.
|
|
.sp .5v
|
|
.RE
|
|
.PP
|
|
If
|
|
\fB\-\-syslog\fR
|
|
and
|
|
\fB\-\-log\-error\fR
|
|
are both given, a warning is issued and
|
|
\fB\-\-log\-error\fR
|
|
takes precedence\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
When
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
writes a message, notices go to the logging destination (syslog
|
|
or the error log file) and
|
|
stdout\&. Errors go to the logging destination and
|
|
stderr\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
Before MySQL 5\&.1\&.20, error logging is controlled only with the
|
|
\fB\-\-log\-error\fR
|
|
option\&. If it is given, messages go to the named error file\&. Otherwise, messages go to the default error file\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
Normally, you should not edit the
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
script\&. Instead, configure
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
by using command\-line options or options in the
|
|
[mysqld_safe]
|
|
section of a
|
|
my\&.cnf
|
|
option file\&. In rare cases, it might be necessary to edit
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
to get it to start the server properly\&. However, if you do this, your modified version of
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
might be overwritten if you upgrade MySQL in the future, so you should make a copy of your edited version that you can reinstall\&.
|
|
.PP
|
|
On NetWare,
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
is a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that is ported from the original Unix shell script\&. It starts the server as follows:
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 1.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 1." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Runs a number of system and option checks\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 2.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 2." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Runs a check on
|
|
MyISAM
|
|
tables\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 3.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 3." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Provides a screen presence for the MySQL server\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 4.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 4." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Starts
|
|
\fBmysqld\fR, monitors it, and restarts it if it terminates in error\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 5.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 5." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Sends error messages from
|
|
\fBmysqld\fR
|
|
to the
|
|
\fIhost_name\fR\&.err
|
|
file in the data directory\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.sp
|
|
.RS 4
|
|
.ie n \{\
|
|
\h'-04' 6.\h'+01'\c
|
|
.\}
|
|
.el \{\
|
|
.sp -1
|
|
.IP " 6." 4.2
|
|
.\}
|
|
Sends
|
|
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
|
|
screen output to the
|
|
\fIhost_name\fR\&.safe
|
|
file in the data directory\&.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
|
|
.br
|
|
.PP
|
|
Copyright \(co 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
|
|
.PP
|
|
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
|
|
.PP
|
|
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
|
|
.PP
|
|
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
|
|
.sp
|
|
.SH "SEE ALSO"
|
|
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual,
|
|
which may already be installed locally and which is also available
|
|
online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
|
|
.SH AUTHOR
|
|
Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).
|