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--- a/man/myisamchk.1
+++ b/man/myisamchk.1
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
'\" t
-.\" Title: \fBmyisamchk\fR
-.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 04/06/2010
-.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
-.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
-.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\FBMYISAMCHK\FR" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYISAMCHK\FR" "1" "04/08/2015" "MariaDB 10\&.0" "MariaDB Database System"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,7 +118,7 @@ shell> \fBmyisamchk \fR\fB\fI/path/to/database_dir/\fR\fR\fB*\&.MYI\fR
.RE
.\}
.PP
-You can even check all tables in all databases by specifying a wildcard with the path to the MySQL data directory:
+You can even check all tables in all databases by specifying a wildcard with the path to the MariaDB data directory:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
@@ -184,7 +177,7 @@ the section called \(lqMYISAMCHK MEMORY USAGE\(rq\&.
.ps -1
.br
.PP
-\fIYou must ensure that no other program is using the tables while you are running \fR\fI\fBmyisamchk\fR\fR\&. The most effective means of doing so is to shut down the MySQL server while running
+\fIYou must ensure that no other program is using the tables while you are running \fR\fI\fBmyisamchk\fR\fR\&. The most effective means of doing so is to shut down the MariaDB server while running
\fBmyisamchk\fR, or to lock all tables that
\fBmyisamchk\fR
is being used on\&.
@@ -218,8 +211,7 @@ However, the easiest way to avoid this problem is to use
CHECK TABLE
instead of
\fBmyisamchk\fR
-to check tables\&. See
-Section\ \&12.4.2.3, \(lqCHECK TABLE Syntax\(rq\&.
+to check tables\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.PP
@@ -227,9 +219,6 @@ Section\ \&12.4.2.3, \(lqCHECK TABLE Syntax\(rq\&.
supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
[myisamchk]
option file group\&.
-\fBmyisamchk\fR
-also supports the options for processing option files described at
-Section\ \&4.2.3.3.1, \(lqCommand-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling\(rq\&.
.SH "MYISAMCHK GENERAL OPTIONS"
.\" options: myisamchk
.\" myisamchk: options
@@ -366,6 +355,66 @@ with external locking disabled, the table can be locked only by another
\fBmyisamchk\fR
command\&.
.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" myisamchk: print argument list option
+.\" print argument list option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-print\-defaults\fR
+.sp
+Print the program argument list and exit\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" myisamchk: no defaults option
+.\" no defaults option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
+.sp
+Don't read default options from any option file\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" myisamchk: defaults file option
+.\" defaults file option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-defaults\-file=#\fR
+.sp
+Only read default options from the given file\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" myisamchk: defaults extrafile option
+.\" defaults extra file option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-defaults\-extra\-file=#\fR
+.sp
+Read this file after the global files are read\&.
+.RE
.PP
You can also set the following variables by using
\fB\-\-\fR\fB\fIvar_name\fR\fR\fB=\fR\fB\fIvalue\fR\fR
@@ -375,6 +424,7 @@ syntax:
.\" ft_min_word_len myisamchk variable
.\" ft_stopword_file myisamchk variable
.\" key_buffer_size myisamchk variable
+.\" key_cache_block_size myisamchk variable
.\" myisam_block_size myisamchk variable
.\" read_buffer_size myisamchk variable
.\" sort_buffer_size myisamchk variable
@@ -426,6 +476,11 @@ T}:T{
523264
T}
T{
+key_cache_block_size
+T}:T{
+1024
+T}
+T{
myisam_block_size
T}:T{
1024
@@ -696,7 +751,8 @@ finds any errors in the table\&. The repair type is the same as that specified w
\fB\-\-recover\fR
or
\fB\-r\fR
-option\&.
+option\&. States will be updated as with
+\fB\-\-update\-state\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -816,8 +872,7 @@ file as
.\" character-sets-dir option: myisamchk
\fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
-The directory where character sets are installed\&. See
-Section\ \&9.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
+The directory where character sets are installed\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -843,6 +898,24 @@ Correct the checksum information for the table\&.
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
+.\" myisamchk: create-missing-keys option
+.\" create-missing-keys option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-create\-missing\-keys\fR
+.sp
+Create missing keys. This assumes that the data file is correct and that the
+number of rows stored in the index file is correct\&. Enables
+\fB\-\-quick\fR\&.
+
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
.\" myisamchk: data-file-length option
.\" data-file-length option: myisamchk
\fB\-\-data\-file\-length=\fR\fB\fIlen\fR\fR,
@@ -885,7 +958,12 @@ the section called \(lqMYISAMCHK TABLE INFORMATION\(rq\&.
\fB\-f\fR
.sp
Overwrite old intermediate files (files with names like
-\fItbl_name\fR\&.TMD) instead of aborting\&.
+\fItbl_name\fR\&.TMD) instead of aborting\&. Add another
+\fB\-\-force\fR
+to avoid 'myisam_sort_buffer_size is too small' errors\&. In this case
+we will attempt to do the repair with the given
+\fBmyisam_sort_buffer_size\fR
+and dynamically allocate as many management buffers as needed\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -914,24 +992,6 @@ For
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
-.\" myisamchk: no-symlinks option
-.\" no-symlinks option: myisamchk
-\fB\-\-no\-symlinks\fR,
-\fB\-l\fR
-.sp
-Do not follow symbolic links\&. Normally
-\fBmyisamchk\fR
-repairs the table that a symlink points to\&. This option does not exist as of MySQL 4\&.0 because versions from 4\&.0 on do not remove symlinks during repair operations\&.
-.RE
-.sp
-.RS 4
-.ie n \{\
-\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
-.\}
-.el \{\
-.sp -1
-.IP \(bu 2.3
-.\}
.\" myisamchk: max-record-length option
.\" max-record-length option: myisamchk
\fB\-\-max\-record\-length=\fR\fB\fIlen\fR\fR
@@ -976,7 +1036,7 @@ and
.sp
Achieve a faster repair by modifying only the index file, not the data file\&. You can specify this option twice to force
\fBmyisamchk\fR
-to modify the original data file in case of duplicate keys\&.
+to modify the original data file in case of duplicate keys\&. NOTE: Tables where the data file is corrupted can't be fixed with this option\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -1043,19 +1103,6 @@ key_buffer_size\&.
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
-.\" myisamchk: set-character-set option
-.\" set-character-set option: myisamchk
-\fB\-\-set\-character\-set=\fR\fB\fIname\fR\fR
-.sp
-Change the character set used by the table indexes\&. This option was replaced by
-\fB\-\-set\-collation\fR
-in MySQL 5\&.0\&.3\&.
-.RE
-.sp
-.RS 4
-.ie n \{\
-\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
-.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
@@ -1251,6 +1298,22 @@ sorts and moves records, it just overwrites record offsets in the index\&. If ke
\fBmyisamchk\fR
must unpack key blocks first, then re\-create indexes and pack the key blocks again\&. (In this case, re\-creating indexes is faster than updating offsets for each index\&.)
.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" myisamchk: stats_method option
+.\" stats_method option: myisamchk
+\fB\-\-stats\-method=name\fR
+.sp
+Specifies how index statistics collection code should treat NULLs\&. Possible values
+of name are "nulls_unequal" (default), "nulls_equal" (emulate MySQL 4 behavior), and "nulls_ignored"\&.
+.RE
.SH "MYISAMCHK TABLE INFORMATION"
.\" table description: myisamchk
.\" tables: information
@@ -1275,7 +1338,7 @@ Runs
\fBmyisamchk\fR
in
\(lqdescribe mode\(rq
-to produce a description of your table\&. If you start the MySQL server with external locking disabled,
+to produce a description of your table\&. If you start the MariaDB server with external locking disabled,
\fBmyisamchk\fR
may report an error for a table that is updated while it runs\&. However, because
\fBmyisamchk\fR
@@ -1623,7 +1686,7 @@ Section\ \&6.6.4, \(lqMyISAM Table Optimization\(rq\&.
.\}
Datafile pointer
.sp
-The size of the data file pointer, in bytes\&. It is usually 2, 3, 4, or 5 bytes\&. Most tables manage with 2 bytes, but this cannot be controlled from MySQL yet\&. For fixed tables, this is a row address\&. For dynamic tables, this is a byte address\&.
+The size of the data file pointer, in bytes\&. It is usually 2, 3, 4, or 5 bytes\&. Most tables manage with 2 bytes, but this cannot be controlled from MariaDB yet\&. For fixed tables, this is a row address\&. For dynamic tables, this is a byte address\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -1636,7 +1699,7 @@ The size of the data file pointer, in bytes\&. It is usually 2, 3, 4, or 5 bytes
.\}
Keyfile pointer
.sp
-The size of the index file pointer, in bytes\&. It is usually 1, 2, or 3 bytes\&. Most tables manage with 2 bytes, but this is calculated automatically by MySQL\&. It is always a block address\&.
+The size of the index file pointer, in bytes\&. It is usually 1, 2, or 3 bytes\&. Most tables manage with 2 bytes, but this is calculated automatically by MariaDB\&. It is always a block address\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -1785,7 +1848,7 @@ Address of the root index block\&.
.\}
Blocksize
.sp
-The size of each index block\&. By default this is 1024, but the value may be changed at compile time when MySQL is built from source\&.
+The size of each index block\&. By default this is 1024, but the value may be changed at compile time when MariaDB is built from source\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -2137,7 +2200,7 @@ What percentage of the keyblocks are used\&. When a table has just been reorgani
.\}
Packed
.sp
-MySQL tries to pack key values that have a common suffix\&. This can only be used for indexes on
+MariaDB tries to pack key values that have a common suffix\&. This can only be used for indexes on
CHAR
and
VARCHAR
@@ -2193,7 +2256,7 @@ The average row length\&. This is the exact row length for tables with fixed\-le
.\}
Packed
.sp
-MySQL strips spaces from the end of strings\&. The
+MariaDB strips spaces from the end of strings\&. The
Packed
value indicates the percentage of savings achieved by doing this\&.
.RE
@@ -2444,7 +2507,7 @@ instead of
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
-Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation
.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
@@ -2453,8 +2516,6 @@ This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOU
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/.
+For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
.SH AUTHOR
-Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).
+MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).