.TH safe_mysqld 1 "19 December 2000" "MySQL @MYSQL_BASE_VERSION@" "MySQL database"
.SH NAME
mysqld_safe \- start the mysqld daemon on Unix.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mysqld_safe
.RB [ \-\-basedir=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-core\-file\-size=# ]
.RB [ \-\-defaults\-extra\-file=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-defaults\-file=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-open\-files=# ]
.RB [ \-\-datadir=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-err\-log=\fP\fIpath \fP]
.RB [ \-\-ledir=path ]
.RB [ \-\-log=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-no\-defaults ]
.RB [ \-\-open\-files=# ]
.RB [ \-\-pid\-file=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-port=# ]
.RB [ \-\-socket=\fP\fIpath\fP ]
.RB [ \-\-timezone=# ]
.RB [ \-\-user=# ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
mysqld_safe adds some safety features such as restarting the server when an
error occurs and logging run-time information to a log file.
.BR
.TP 
.BR \-\-basedir=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-core\-file\-size=#
Size of the core file mysqld should be able to create. Passed to ulimit \-c.
.TP 
.BR \-\-defaults\-extra\-file=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-defaults\-file=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-datadir=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-err\-log=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-ledir=\fP\fIpath \fP
Path to mysqld 
.TP 
.BR \-\-log=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-no\-defaults 
.TP 
.BR \-\-open\-files=# 
Number of files mysqld should be able to open. Passed to ulimit \-n. 
.TP 
.BR \-\-pid\-file=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-port=# 
.TP 
.BR \-\-socket=\fP\fIpath \fP
.TP 
.BR \-\-timezone=# 
Set the timezone (the TZ) variable to the value of this parameter. 
.TP 
.BR \-\-user=# 
.SH NOTE
Note that all options on the command line to mysqld_safe are passed to mysqld. If you wants to use any options in mysqld_safe that mysqld doesn't support, you must specify these in the option file. 
.SH "SEE ALSO"
isamchk(1),
isamlog(1),
mysql(1),
mysqlaccess(1),
mysqladmin(1),
mysqld(1),
mysqld_multi(1),
mysqldump(1),
mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1),
mysqlshow(1),
mysql_zap(1),
perror(1),
replace(1)
.P
For more information please refer to the MySQL reference
manual, which may already be installed locally and which
is also available online at http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/
.SH BUGS
Please refer to http://bugs.mysql.com/ to report bugs.
.SH AUTHOR
Ver 1.0, distribution @MYSQL_NO_DASH_VERSION@
Michael (Monty) Widenius (monty@mysql.com),
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com).
This software comes with no warranty.
Manual page by L. (Kill-9) Pedersen 
(kill-9@kill\-9.dk), Mercurmedia Data Model Architect /
system developer (http://www.mercurmedia.com)

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