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diff --git a/man/mysqlimport.1 b/man/mysqlimport.1
index 65e7215d201..4f6c18cb632 100644
--- a/man/mysqlimport.1
+++ b/man/mysqlimport.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: \fBmysqlimport\fR
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/04/2009
+.\" Date: 04/06/2010
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\FBMYSQLIMPORT\FR" "1" "11/04/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQLIMPORT\FR" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -64,8 +64,18 @@ patient
all would be imported into a table named
patient\&.
.PP
-\fBmysqlimport\fR
-supports the options in the following list\&. It also reads option files and supports the options for processing them described at
+For additional information about
+\fBmysqldump\fR, see
+Section\ \&6.4, \(lqUsing mysqldump for Backups\(rq\&.
+.PP
+\fBmysqldump\fR
+supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
+[mysqldump]
+and
+[client]
+option file groups\&.
+\fBmysqldump\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\&.
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ Display a help message and exit\&.
\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\&.
+Section\ \&9.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -197,7 +207,7 @@ Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program
Use
\fIcharset_name\fR
as the default character set\&. See
-Section\ \&9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq\&.
+Section\ \&9.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -379,8 +389,9 @@ tables for writing before processing any text files\&. This ensures that all tab
.sp
Use
LOW_PRIORITY
-when loading the table\&. This affects only storage engines that use only table\-level locking (MyISAM,
-MEMORY,
+when loading the table\&. This affects only storage engines that use only table\-level locking (such as
+MyISAM,
+MEMORY, and
MERGE)\&.
.RE
.sp
@@ -405,10 +416,12 @@ 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,
+\fBmysqlimport\fR
+prompts 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\&.
+Section\ \&5.3.2.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -424,7 +437,7 @@ Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
\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\&.
+On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe\&. This option applies only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -529,7 +542,7 @@ localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pi
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\&.
+Section\ \&5.5.6.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -633,7 +646,7 @@ shell> \fBmysql \-e \'SELECT * FROM imptest\' test\fR
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
-Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 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