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-.\" Title: \fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl\fR
-.\" Author:
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 03/27/2009
+'\" t
+.\" Title: \fBmysql-stress-test.pl\fR
+.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 08/08/2009
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\fBMYSQL\-STRESS\-TEST" "1" "03/27/2009" "MySQL" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQL\-STRESS\-TE" "1" "08/08/2009" "MySQL" "MySQL Database System"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * set default formatting
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" disable hyphenation
.nh
.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl
.SH "NAME"
-mysql\-stress\-test.pl \- server stress test program
+mysql-stress-test.pl \- server stress test program
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 31
-\fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
+.HP \w'\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR\ 'u
+\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
-\fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl\fR
-Perl script performs stress\-testing of the MySQL server. (MySQL 5.0 and up only)
+\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl\fR
+Perl script performs stress\-testing of the MySQL server\&. (MySQL 5\&.0 and up only)
.PP
-\fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl\fR
-requires a version of Perl that has been built with threads support.
+\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl\fR
+requires a version of Perl that has been built with threads support\&.
.PP
Invoke
-\fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl\fR
+\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl\fR
like this:
.sp
-.RS 3n
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
.nf
-shell> \fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
+shell> \fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.fi
+.if n \{\
.RE
+.\}
.PP
-\fBmysql\-stress\-test.pl\fR
+\fBmysql\-stress\-test\&.pl\fR
supports the following options:
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: help option
+.\" help option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\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-stress-test.pl: abort-on-error option
+.\" abort-on-error option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-abort\-on\-error\fR
.sp
-Unknown.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Unknown\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: check-tests-file option
+.\" check-tests-file option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-check\-tests\-file\fR
.sp
-Periodically check the file that lists the tests to be run. If it has been modified, reread the file. This can be useful if you update the list of tests to be run during a stress test.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Periodically check the file that lists the tests to be run\&. If it has been modified, reread the file\&. This can be useful if you update the list of tests to be run during a stress test\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: cleanup option
+.\" cleanup option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-cleanup\fR
.sp
-Force cleanup of the working directory.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Force cleanup of the working directory\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: log-error-details option
+.\" log-error-details option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-log\-error\-details\fR
.sp
-Log error details in the global error log file.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Log error details in the global error log file\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: loop-count option
+.\" loop-count option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-loop\-count=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
-In sequential test mode, the number of loops to execute before exiting.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+In sequential test mode, the number of loops to execute before exiting\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: mysqltest option
+.\" mysqltest option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-mysqltest=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The path name to the
\fBmysqltest\fR
-program.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+program\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-database option
+.\" server-database option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-database=\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.sp
-The database to use for the tests.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The database to use for the tests\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-host option
+.\" server-host option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
-The host name of the local host to use for making a TCP/IP connection to the local server. By default, the connection is made to
+The host name of the local host to use for making a TCP/IP connection to the local server\&. By default, the connection is made to
localhost
-using a Unix socket file.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+using a Unix socket file\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-logs-dir option
+.\" server-logs-dir option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-logs\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
-This option is required.
+This option is required\&.
\fIpath\fR
-is the directory where all client session logs will be stored. Usually this is the shared directory that is associated with the server used for testing.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+is the directory where all client session logs will be stored\&. Usually this is the shared directory that is associated with the server used for testing\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-password option
+.\" server-password option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-password=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR
.sp
-The password to use when connecting to the server.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The password 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-stress-test.pl: server-port option
+.\" server-port option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
-The TCP/IP port number to use for connecting to the server. The default is 3306.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The TCP/IP port number to use for connecting to the server\&. The default is 3306\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-socket option
+.\" server-socket option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-socket=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
-localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use. The default if
-\fI/tmp/mysql.sock\fR.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use\&. The default if
+/tmp/mysql\&.sock\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: server-user option
+.\" server-user option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-server\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
-The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server. The default is
-root.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server\&. The default is
+root\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: sleep-time option
+.\" sleep-time option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-sleep\-time=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
-The delay in seconds between test executions.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The delay in seconds between test executions\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-basedir option
+.\" stress-basedir option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-basedir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
-This option is required.
+This option is required\&.
\fIpath\fR
-is the working directory for the test run. It is used as the temporary location for result tracking during testing.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+is the working directory for the test run\&. It is used as the temporary location for result tracking during testing\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-datadir option
+.\" stress-datadir option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-datadir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
-The directory of data files to be used during testing. The default location is the
-\fIdata\fR
+The directory of data files to be used during testing\&. The default location is the
+data
directory under the location given by the
\fB\-\-stress\-suite\-basedir\fR
-option.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+option\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-init-file option
+.\" stress-init-file option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-init\-file[=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
\fIfile_name\fR
-is the location of the file that contains the list of tests. If missing, the default file is
-\fIstress_init.txt\fR
-in the test suite directory.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+is the location of the file that contains the list of tests\&. If missing, the default file is
+stress_init\&.txt
+in the test suite directory\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-mode option
+.\" stress-mode option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-mode=\fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR
.sp
-This option indicates the test order in stress\-test mode. The
+This option indicates the test order in stress\-test mode\&. The
\fImode\fR
value is either
random
to select tests in random order or
seq
-to run tests in each thread in the order specified in the test list file. The default mode is
-random.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+to run tests in each thread in the order specified in the test list file\&. The default mode is
+random\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-suite-basedir option
+.\" stress-suite-basedir option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-suite\-basedir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
-This option is required.
+This option is required\&.
\fIpath\fR
is the directory that has the
-\fIt\fR
+t
and
\fIr\fR
-subdirectories containing the test case and result files. This directory is also the default location of the
-\fIstress\-test.txt\fR
-file that contains the list of tests. (A different location can be specified with the
+subdirectories containing the test case and result files\&. This directory is also the default location of the
+stress\-test\&.txt
+file that contains the list of tests\&. (A different location can be specified with the
\fB\-\-stress\-tests\-file\fR
-option.)
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+option\&.)
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: stress-tests-file option
+.\" stress-tests-file option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-stress\-tests\-file[=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
-Use this option to run the stress tests.
+Use this option to run the stress tests\&.
\fIfile_name\fR
-is the location of the file that contains the list of tests. If
+is the location of the file that contains the list of tests\&. If
\fIfile_name\fR
is omitted, the default file is
-\fIstress\-test.txt\fR
-in the stress suite directory. (See
-\fB\-\-stress\-suite\-basedir\fR.)
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+stress\-test\&.txt
+in the stress suite directory\&. (See
+\fB\-\-stress\-suite\-basedir\fR\&.)
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: suite option
+.\" suite option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-suite=\fR\fB\fIsuite_name\fR\fR
.sp
-Run the named test suite. The default name is
+Run the named test suite\&. The default name is
main
(the regular test suite located in the
-\fImysql\-test\fR
-directory).
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+mysql\-test
+directory)\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: test-count option
+.\" test-count option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-test\-count=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
-The number of tests to execute before exiting.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of tests to execute before exiting\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: test-duration option
+.\" test-duration option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-test\-duration=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
-The duration of stress testing in seconds.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The duration of stress testing in seconds\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: test-suffix option
+.\" test-suffix option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-test\-suffix=\fR\fB\fIstr\fR\fR
.sp
-Unknown.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+Unknown\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: threads option
+.\" threads option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-threads=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
-The number of threads. The default is 1.
-.TP 3n
-\(bu
+The number of threads\&. The default is 1\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+.\" mysql-stress-test.pl: verbose option
+.\" verbose option: mysql-stress-test.pl
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
.sp
-Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
+Verbose mode\&. Print more information about what the program does\&.
+.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/).