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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: \fBmysqld_multi\fR
.\" 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
+.\" Date: 11/04/2009
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\FBMYSQLD_MULTI\FR" "1" "08/12/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQLD_MULTI\FR" "1" "11/04/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ to specify which servers you want to start, stop, or obtain a status report for\
[mysqld]
group used for starting
\fBmysqld\fR\&. (See, for example,
-Section\ \&2.11.2.2, \(lqStarting and Stopping MySQL Automatically\(rq\&.) However, when using multiple servers, it is necessary that each one use its own value for options such as the Unix socket file and TCP/IP port number\&. For more information on which options must be unique per server in a multiple\-server environment, see
+Section\ \&2.13.1.2, \(lqStarting and Stopping MySQL Automatically\(rq\&.) However, when using multiple servers, it is necessary that each one use its own value for options such as the Unix socket file and TCP/IP port number\&. For more information on which options must be unique per server in a multiple\-server environment, see
Section\ \&5.6, \(lqRunning Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine\(rq\&.
.PP
To invoke
@@ -183,12 +183,6 @@ Otherwise, option files in the standard list of locations are read, including an
option, if one is given\&. (If the option is given multiple times, the last value is used\&.)
.RE
.PP
-Option files read are searched for
-[mysqld_multi]
-and
-[mysqld\fIN\fR]
-option groups\&.
-.PP
Before MySQL 5\&.1\&.18, the preceding options are not recognized\&. Files in the standard locations are read, and any file named by the
\fB\-\-config\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
option, if one is given\&. A file named by
@@ -199,6 +193,39 @@ option groups, not the
[mysqld_multi]
group\&.
.PP
+Option files read are searched for
+[mysqld_multi]
+and
+[mysqld\fIN\fR]
+option groups\&. The
+[mysqld_multi]
+group can be used for options to
+\fBmysqld_multi\fR
+itself\&.
+[mysqld\fIN\fR]
+groups can be used for options passed to specific
+\fBmysqld\fR
+instances\&.
+.PP
+As of MySQL 5\&.1\&.35, the
+[mysqld]
+or
+[mysqld_safe]
+groups can be used for common options read by all instances of
+\fBmysqld\fR
+or
+\fBmysqld_safe\fR\&. You can specify a
+\fB\-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
+option to use a different configuration file for that instance, in which case the
+[mysqld]
+or
+[mysqld_safe]
+groups from that file will be used for that instance\&. Before MySQL 5\&.1\&.35, some versions of
+\fBmysqld_multi\fR
+pass the
+\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
+options to instances, so these techniques are inapplicable\&.
+.PP
\fBmysqld_multi\fR
supports the following options:
.sp