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 .\"     Title: \fBmysqladmin\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 "\fBMYSQLADMIN\fR" "1" "03/31/2009" "MySQL 5.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQLADMIN\FR" "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 *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" mysqladmin
+.\" administration: server
+.\" server administration
 .SH "NAME"
 mysqladmin \- client for administering a MySQL server
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 79
-\fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]] ...\fR
+.HP \w'\fBmysqladmin\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\ \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]]\ \&.\&.\&.\fR\ 'u
+\fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]] \&.\&.\&.\fR
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-is a client for performing administrative operations. You can use it to check the server's configuration and current status, to create and drop databases, and more.
+is a client for performing administrative operations\&. You can use it to check the server\'s configuration and current status, to create and drop databases, and more\&.
 .PP
 Invoke
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
 like this:
 .sp
-.RS 3n
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
 .nf
-shell> \fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB]] ...\fR
+shell> \fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB]] \&.\&.\&.\fR
 .fi
+.if n \{\
 .RE
+.\}
 .PP
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-supports the commands described in the following list. Some of the commands take an argument following the command name.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+supports the commands described in the following list\&. Some of the commands take an argument following the command name\&.
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 create \fIdb_name\fR
 .sp
 Create a new database named
-\fIdb_name\fR.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+\fIdb_name\fR\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 debug
 .sp
-Tell the server to write debug information to the error log.
+Tell the server to write debug information to the error log\&.
+.sp
+Beginning with MySQL 5\&.1\&.12, this includes information about the Event Scheduler\&. See
+Section\ \&19.4.5, \(lqEvent Scheduler Status\(rq\&.
+.RE
 .sp
-Beginning with MySQL 5.1.12, this includes information about the Event Scheduler. See
-Section\ 19.4.5, \(lqEvent Scheduler Status\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 drop \fIdb_name\fR
 .sp
 Delete the database named
 \fIdb_name\fR
-and all its tables.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+and all its tables\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 extended\-status
 .sp
-Display the server status variables and their values.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Display the server status variables and their values\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-hosts
 .sp
-Flush all information in the host cache.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Flush all information in the host cache\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-logs
 .sp
-Flush all logs.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Flush all logs\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-privileges
 .sp
 Reload the grant tables (same as
-reload).
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+reload)\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-status
 .sp
-Clear status variables.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Clear status variables\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-tables
 .sp
-Flush all tables.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Flush all tables\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 flush\-threads
 .sp
-Flush the thread cache.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
-kill \fIid\fR,\fIid\fR,...
+Flush the thread cache\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+kill \fIid\fR,\fIid\fR,\&.\&.\&.
+.sp
+Kill server threads\&. If multiple thread ID values are given, there must be no spaces in the list\&.
+.RE
 .sp
-Kill server threads. If multiple thread ID values are given, there must be no spaces in the list.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 old\-password \fInew\-password\fR
 .sp
 This is like the
 password
-command but stores the password using the old (pre\-4.1) password\-hashing format. (See
-Section\ 5.5.6.3, \(lqPassword Hashing in MySQL\(rq.)
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+command but stores the password using the old (pre\-4\&.1) password\-hashing format\&. (See
+Section\ \&5.5.6.3, \(lqPassword Hashing in MySQL\(rq\&.)
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 password \fInew\-password\fR
 .sp
-Set a new password. This changes the password to
+Set a new password\&. This changes the password to
 \fInew\-password\fR
 for the account that you use with
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-for connecting to the server. Thus, the next time you invoke
+for connecting to the server\&. Thus, the next time you invoke
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-(or any other client program) using the same account, you will need to specify the new password.
+(or any other client program) using the same account, you will need to specify the new password\&.
 .sp
 If the
 \fInew\-password\fR
-value contains spaces or other characters that are special to your command interpreter, you need to enclose it within quotes. On Windows, be sure to use double quotes rather than single quotes; single quotes are not stripped from the password, but rather are interpreted as part of the password. For example:
+value contains spaces or other characters that are special to your command interpreter, you need to enclose it within quotes\&. On Windows, be sure to use double quotes rather than single quotes; single quotes are not stripped from the password, but rather are interpreted as part of the password\&. For example:
 .sp
-.RS 3n
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
 .nf
 shell> \fBmysqladmin password "my new password"\fR
 .fi
+.if n \{\
 .RE
+.\}
+.if n \{\
 .sp
+.\}
+.RS 4
 .it 1 an-trap
 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
 .nr an-break-flag 1
 .br
+.ps +1
 \fBCaution\fR
+.ps -1
+.br
 Do not use this command used if the server was started with the
 \fB\-\-skip\-grant\-tables\fR
-option. No password change will be applied. This is true even if you precede the
+option\&. No password change will be applied\&. This is true even if you precede the
 password
 command with
 flush\-privileges
-on the same command line to re\-enable the grant tables because the flush operation occurs after you connect. However, you can use
+on the same command line to re\-enable the grant tables because the flush operation occurs after you connect\&. However, you can use
 \fBmysqladmin flush\-privileges\fR
 to re\-enable the grant table and then use a separate
 \fBmysqladmin password\fR
-command to change the password.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+command to change the password\&.
+.sp .5v
+.RE
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 ping
 .sp
-Check whether the server is alive. The return status from
+Check whether the server is alive\&. The return status from
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-is 0 if the server is running, 1 if it is not. This is 0 even in case of an error such as
-Access denied, because this means that the server is running but refused the connection, which is different from the server not running.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+is 0 if the server is running, 1 if it is not\&. This is 0 even in case of an error such as
+Access denied, because this means that the server is running but refused the connection, which is different from the server not running\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 processlist
 .sp
-Show a list of active server threads. This is like the output of the
+Show a list of active server threads\&. This is like the output of the
 SHOW PROCESSLIST
-statement. If the
+statement\&. If the
 \fB\-\-verbose\fR
 option is given, the output is like that of
-SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST. (See
-Section\ 12.5.5.31, \(lqSHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax\(rq.)
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST\&. (See
+Section\ \&12.5.5.31, \(lqSHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax\(rq\&.)
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 reload
 .sp
-Reload the grant tables.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Reload the grant tables\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 refresh
 .sp
-Flush all tables and close and open log files.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Flush all tables and close and open log files\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 shutdown
 .sp
-Stop the server.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Stop the server\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 start\-slave
 .sp
-Start replication on a slave server.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Start replication on a slave server\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 status
 .sp
-Display a short server status message.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Display a short server status message\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 stop\-slave
 .sp
-Stop replication on a slave server.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Stop replication on a slave server\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 variables
 .sp
-Display the server system variables and their values.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
-version
+Display the server system variables and their values\&.
+.RE
 .sp
-Display version information from the server.
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+version
 .sp
+Display version information from the server\&.
 .RE
 .PP
-All commands can be shortened to any unique prefix. For example:
+All commands can be shortened to any unique prefix\&. For example:
 .sp
-.RS 3n
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
 .nf
 shell> \fBmysqladmin proc stat\fR
 +\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
@@ -212,299 +423,658 @@ shell> \fBmysqladmin proc stat\fR
 +\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
 | 51 | monty | localhost |    | Query   | 0    |       | show processlist |
 +\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
-Uptime: 1473624  Threads: 1  Questions: 39487  
-Slow queries: 0  Opens: 541  Flush tables: 1  
-Open tables: 19  Queries per second avg: 0.0268
+Uptime: 1473624  Threads: 1  Questions: 39487
+Slow queries: 0  Opens: 541  Flush tables: 1
+Open tables: 19  Queries per second avg: 0\&.0268
 .fi
+.if n \{\
 .RE
+.\}
+.sp
+.\" status command: results
 .PP
 The
 \fBmysqladmin status\fR
 command result displays the following values:
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" uptime
 Uptime
 .sp
-The number of seconds the MySQL server has been running.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of seconds the MySQL server has been running\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" threads
 Threads
 .sp
-The number of active threads (clients).
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of active threads (clients)\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" questions
 Questions
 .sp
-The number of questions (queries) from clients since the server was started.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of questions (queries) from clients since the server was started\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" slow queries
 Slow queries
 .sp
 The number of queries that have taken more than
 long_query_time
-seconds. See
-Section\ 5.2.5, \(lqThe Slow Query Log\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+seconds\&. See
+Section\ \&5.2.5, \(lqThe Slow Query Log\(rq\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" opens
 Opens
 .sp
-The number of tables the server has opened.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of tables the server has opened\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" flush tables
+.\" tables: flush
 Flush tables
 .sp
 The number of
 flush\-*,
 refresh, and
 reload
-commands the server has executed.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+commands the server has executed\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" open tables
 Open tables
 .sp
-The number of tables that currently are open.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of tables that currently are open\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" memory use
 Memory in use
 .sp
 The amount of memory allocated directly by
-\fBmysqld\fR. This value is displayed only when MySQL has been compiled with
-\fB\-\-with\-debug=full\fR.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+\fBmysqld\fR\&. This value is displayed only when MySQL has been compiled with
+\fB\-\-with\-debug=full\fR\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" maximum memory used
 Maximum memory used
 .sp
 The maximum amount of memory allocated directly by
-\fBmysqld\fR. This value is displayed only when MySQL has been compiled with
-\fB\-\-with\-debug=full\fR.
-.sp
+\fBmysqld\fR\&. This value is displayed only when MySQL has been compiled with
+\fB\-\-with\-debug=full\fR\&.
 .RE
 .PP
 If you execute
 \fBmysqladmin shutdown\fR
 when connecting to a local server using a Unix socket file,
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-waits until the server's process ID file has been removed, to ensure that the server has stopped properly.
+waits until the server\'s process ID file has been removed, to ensure that the server has stopped properly\&.
+.\" mysqladmin command options
+.\" command options: mysqladmin
+.\" options: command-line: mysqladmin
+.\" startup parameters: mysqladmin
 .PP
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-supports the following options:
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+supports the options in the following list\&. It also reads option files and supports the options for processing them described at
+Section\ \&4.2.3.3.1, \(lqCommand-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling\(rq\&.
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: help option
+.\" help option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-help\fR,
 \fB\-?\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
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: character-sets-dir option
+.\" character-sets-dir option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
 .sp
-The directory where character sets are installed. See
-Section\ 9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The directory where character sets are installed\&. See
+Section\ \&9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: compress option
+.\" compress option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-compress\fR,
 \fB\-C\fR
 .sp
-Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: count option
+.\" count option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-count=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR,
 \fB\-c \fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
 .sp
 The number of iterations to make for repeated command execution if the
 \fB\-\-sleep\fR
-option is given.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+option is given\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: debug option
+.\" debug option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-debug[=\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
 \fB\-# [\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR
 .sp
-Write a debugging log. The
+Write a debugging log\&. A typical
 \fIdebug_options\fR
-string often is
-\'d:t:o,\fIfile_name\fR'. The default is
-\'d:t:o,/tmp/mysqladmin.trace'.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+string is
+\'d:t:o,\fIfile_name\fR\'\&. The default is
+\'d:t:o,/tmp/mysqladmin\&.trace\'\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: debug-check option
+.\" debug-check option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-debug\-check\fR
 .sp
-Print some debugging information when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.21.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Print some debugging information when the program exits\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.21\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: debug-info option
+.\" debug-info option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-debug\-info\fR
 .sp
-Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.14.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.14\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: default-character-set option
+.\" default-character-set option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-default\-character\-set=\fR\fB\fIcharset_name\fR\fR
 .sp
 Use
 \fIcharset_name\fR
-as the default character set. See
-Section\ 9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+as the default character set\&. See
+Section\ \&9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: force option
+.\" force option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-force\fR,
 \fB\-f\fR
 .sp
 Do not ask for confirmation for the
 drop \fIdb_name\fR
-command. With multiple commands, continue even if an error occurs.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+command\&. With multiple commands, continue even if an error occurs\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: host option
+.\" host option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
 \fB\-h \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
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: no-beep option
+.\" no-beep option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-no\-beep\fR,
 \fB\-b\fR
 .sp
-Suppress the warning beep that is emitted by default for errors such as a failure to connect to the server. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.17.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Suppress the warning beep that is emitted by default for errors such as a failure to connect to the server\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.17\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: password option
+.\" password option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-password[=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
 \fB\-p[\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR
 .sp
-The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the short option form (\fB\-p\fR), you
+The password to use when connecting to the server\&. If you use the short option form (\fB\-p\fR), you
 \fIcannot\fR
-have a space between the option and the password. If you omit the
+have a space between the option and the password\&. If you omit the
 \fIpassword\fR
 value following the
 \fB\-\-password\fR
 or
 \fB\-p\fR
-option on the command line, you are prompted for one.
+option on the command line, you are prompted for one\&.
 .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
+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
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: pipe option
+.\" pipe option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-pipe\fR,
 \fB\-W\fR
 .sp
-On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option applies only for connections to a local server, and only if the server supports named\-pipe connections.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe\&. This option applies only for connections to a local server, and only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: port option
+.\" port option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
 \fB\-P \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
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: protocol option
+.\" protocol option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}\fR
 .sp
-The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a protocol to be used other than the one you want. For details on the allowable values, see
-Section\ 4.2.2, \(lqConnecting to the MySQL Server\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server\&. It is useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a protocol to be used other than the one you want\&. For details on the allowable values, see
+Section\ \&4.2.2, \(lqConnecting to the MySQL Server\(rq\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: relative option
+.\" relative option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-relative\fR,
 \fB\-r\fR
 .sp
 Show the difference between the current and previous values when used with the
 \fB\-\-sleep\fR
-option. Currently, this option works only with the
+option\&. Currently, this option works only with the
 extended\-status
-command.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+command\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: silent option
+.\" silent option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-silent\fR,
 \fB\-s\fR
 .sp
-Exit silently if a connection to the server cannot be established.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Exit silently if a connection to the server cannot be established\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: sleep option
+.\" sleep option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-sleep=\fR\fB\fIdelay\fR\fR,
 \fB\-i \fR\fB\fIdelay\fR\fR
 .sp
 Execute commands repeatedly, sleeping for
 \fIdelay\fR
-seconds in between. The
+seconds in between\&. The
 \fB\-\-count\fR
-option determines the number of iterations. If
+option determines the number of iterations\&. If
 \fB\-\-count\fR
 is not given,
 \fBmysqladmin\fR
-executes commands indefinitely until interrupted.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+executes commands indefinitely until interrupted\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: socket option
+.\" socket option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR,
 \fB\-S \fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
 .sp
 For connections to
-localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: SSL options
+.\" SSL options: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-ssl*\fR
 .sp
 Options that begin with
 \fB\-\-ssl\fR
-specify whether to connect to the server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See
-Section\ 5.5.7.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+specify whether to connect to the server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates\&. See
+Section\ \&5.5.7.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: user option
+.\" user option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
 \fB\-u \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
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: verbose option
+.\" verbose option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-verbose\fR,
 \fB\-v\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
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: version option
+.\" version option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-version\fR,
 \fB\-V\fR
 .sp
-Display version information and exit.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Display version information and exit\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: vertical option
+.\" vertical option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-vertical\fR,
 \fB\-E\fR
 .sp
-Print output vertically. This is similar to
-\fB\-\-relative\fR, but prints output vertically.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Print output vertically\&. This is similar to
+\fB\-\-relative\fR, but prints output vertically\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysqladmin: wait option
+.\" wait option: mysqladmin
 \fB\-\-wait[=\fR\fB\fIcount\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
 \fB\-w[\fR\fB\fIcount\fR\fR\fB]\fR
 .sp
-If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting. If a
+If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting\&. If a
 \fIcount\fR
-value is given, it indicates the number of times to retry. The default is one time.
-.sp
+value is given, it indicates the number of times to retry\&. The default is one time\&.
 .RE
 .PP
 You can also set the following variables by using
 \fB\-\-\fR\fB\fIvar_name\fR\fR\fB=\fR\fB\fIvalue\fR\fR
 The
 \fB\-\-set\-variable\fR
-format is deprecated. syntax:
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+format is deprecated\&. syntax:
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" connect_timeout variable
+.\" timeout: connect_timeout variable
 connect_timeout
 .sp
-The maximum number of seconds before connection timeout. The default value is 43200 (12 hours).
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The maximum number of seconds before connection timeout\&. The default value is 43200 (12 hours)\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" shutdown_timeout variable
+.\" timeout: shutdown_timeout variable
 shutdown_timeout
 .sp
-The maximum number of seconds to wait for server shutdown. The default value is 3600 (1 hour).
+The maximum number of seconds to wait for server shutdown\&. The default value is 3600 (1 hour)\&.
+.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/).