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authorunknown <knielsen@knielsen-hq.org>2009-09-16 14:03:18 +0200
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+'\" t
.\" Title: \fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
-.\" Author:
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 03/31/2009
+.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 08/12/2009
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\fBMYSQL_CONVERT_TAB" "1" "03/31/2009" "MySQL 5.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQL_CONVERT_TAB" "1" "08/12/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * set default formatting
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" disable hyphenation
.nh
.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format
.SH "NAME"
mysql_convert_table_format \- convert tables to use a given storage engine
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 45
+.HP \w'\fBmysql_convert_table_format\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\ \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\ 'u
\fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
converts the tables in a database to use a particular storage engine (MyISAM
-by default).
+by default)\&.
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
is written in Perl and requires that the
DBI
and
DBD::mysql
Perl modules be installed (see
-Section\ 2.15, \(lqPerl Installation Notes\(rq).
+Section\ \&2.15, \(lqPerl Installation Notes\(rq)\&.
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
like this:
.sp
-.RS 3n
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.fi
+.if n \{\
.RE
+.\}
.PP
The
\fIdb_name\fR
-argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted.
+argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted\&.
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
-understands the options described in the following list.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+supports the options described in the following list\&.
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: help option
+.\" help option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-help\fR
.sp
-Display a help message and exit.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Display a help message and exit\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: force option
+.\" force option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-force\fR
.sp
-Continue even if errors occur.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Continue even if errors occur\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: host option
+.\" host option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
-Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Connect to the MySQL server on the given host\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: password option
+.\" password option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-password=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR
.sp
-The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL programs. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.
+The password to use when connecting to the server\&. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL programs\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
+.sp
+Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
+Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
+.RE
.sp
-Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See
-Section\ 5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd\-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: port option
+.\" port option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
-The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: socket option
+.\" socket option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
-localhost, the Unix socket file to use.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+localhost, the Unix socket file to use\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: type option
+.\" type option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-type=\fR\fB\fIengine_name\fR\fR
.sp
-Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is
+Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use\&. The default is
MyISAM
-if this option is not given.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+if this option is not given\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: user option
+.\" user option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
-The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: verbose option
+.\" verbose option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
.sp
-Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Verbose mode\&. Print more information about what the program does\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql_convert_table_format: version option
+.\" version option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-version\fR
.sp
-Display version information and exit.
+Display version information and exit\&.
+.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
+.br
.PP
-Copyright 2007\-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.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/.
+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
-MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).
+Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).