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Diffstat (limited to 'client/mysqldump.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | client/mysqldump.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c index f5362b272cd..01b484e924e 100644 --- a/client/mysqldump.c +++ b/client/mysqldump.c @@ -420,8 +420,12 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] = "Creates a consistent snapshot by dumping all tables in a single " "transaction. Works ONLY for tables stored in storage engines which " "support multiversioning (currently only InnoDB does); the dump is NOT " - "guaranteed to be consistent for other storage engines. Option " - "automatically turns off --lock-tables.", + "guaranteed to be consistent for other storage engines. " + "While a --single-transaction dump is in process, to ensure a valid " + "dump file (correct table contents and binary log position), no other " + "connection should use the following statements: ALTER TABLE, DROP " + "TABLE, RENAME TABLE, TRUNCATE TABLE, as consistent snapshot is not " + "isolated from them. Option automatically turns off --lock-tables.", (uchar**) &opt_single_transaction, (uchar**) &opt_single_transaction, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, {"dump-date", OPT_DUMP_DATE, "Put a dump date to the end of the output.", |