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.\"     Title: \fBmysqlhotcopy\fR
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.\"      Date: 04/06/2010
.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "\FBMYSQLHOTCOPY\FR" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.\" mysqlhotcopy
.\" dumping: databases and tables
.\" backups: databases and tables
.\" databases: dumping
.\" tables: dumping
.SH "NAME"
mysqlhotcopy \- a database backup program
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmysqlhotcopy\ \fR\fB\fIarguments\fR\fR\ 'u
\fBmysqlhotcopy \fR\fB\fIarguments\fR\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysqlhotcopy\fR
is a Perl script that was originally written and contributed by Tim Bunce\&. It uses
FLUSH TABLES,
LOCK TABLES, and
cp
or
scp
to make a database backup\&. It is a fast way to make a backup of the database or single tables, but it can be run only on the same machine where the database directories are located\&.
\fBmysqlhotcopy\fR
works only for backing up
MyISAM
and
ARCHIVE
tables\&. It runs on Unix and NetWare\&.
.PP
To use
\fBmysqlhotcopy\fR, you must have read access to the files for the tables that you are backing up, the
SELECT
privilege for those tables, the
RELOAD
privilege (to be able to execute
FLUSH TABLES), and the
LOCK TABLES
privilege (to be able to lock the tables)\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlhotcopy \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fI/path/to/new_directory\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlhotcopy \fR\fB\fIdb_name_1\fR\fR\fB \&.\&.\&. \fR\fB\fIdb_name_n\fR\fR\fB \fR\fB\fI/path/to/new_directory\fR\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
Back up tables in the given database that match a regular expression:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlhotcopy \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB\&./\fR\fB\fIregex\fR\fR\fB/\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
The regular expression for the table name can be negated by prefixing it with a tilde (\(lq~\(rq):
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqlhotcopy \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB\&./~\fR\fB\fIregex\fR\fR\fB/\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
\fBmysqlhotcopy\fR
supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
[mysqlhotcopy]
and
[client]
option file groups\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: help option
.\" help option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-help\fR,
\fB\-?\fR
.sp
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
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: addtodest option
.\" addtodest option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-addtodest\fR
.sp
Do not rename target directory (if it exists); merely add files to it\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: allowold option
.\" allowold option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-allowold\fR
.sp
Do not abort if a target exists; rename it by adding an
_old
suffix\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: checkpoint option
.\" checkpoint option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-checkpoint=\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB\&.\fR\fB\fItbl_name\fR\fR
.sp
Insert checkpoint entries into the specified database
\fIdb_name\fR
and table
\fItbl_name\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: chroot option
.\" chroot option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-chroot=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
Base directory of the
\fBchroot\fR
jail in which
\fBmysqld\fR
operates\&. The
\fIpath\fR
value should match that of the
\fB\-\-chroot\fR
option given to
\fBmysqld\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: debug option
.\" debug option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-debug\fR
.sp
Enable debug output\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: dryrun option
.\" dryrun option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-dryrun\fR,
\fB\-n\fR
.sp
Report actions without performing them\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: flushlog option
.\" flushlog option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-flushlog\fR
.sp
Flush logs after all tables are locked\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: host option
.\" host option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-h \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
localhost
using a Unix socket file\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: keepold option
.\" keepold option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-keepold\fR
.sp
Do not delete previous (renamed) target when done\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: method option
.\" method option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-method=\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR
.sp
The method for copying files (cp
or
scp)\&. The default is
cp\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: noindices option
.\" noindices option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-noindices\fR
.sp
Do not include full index files for
MyISAM
tables in the backup\&. This makes the backup smaller and faster\&. The indexes for reloaded tables can be reconstructed later with
\fBmyisamchk \-rq\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: password option
.\" password option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-password=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR,
\fB\-p\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR
.sp
The password to use when connecting to the server\&. The password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL programs\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
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
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: port option
.\" port option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
\fB\-P \fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
The TCP/IP port number to use when connecting to the local server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: quiet option
.\" quiet option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-quiet\fR,
\fB\-q\fR
.sp
Be silent except for errors\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: record_log_pos option
.\" record_log_pos option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-record_log_pos=\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\fB\&.\fR\fB\fItbl_name\fR\fR
.sp
Record master and slave status in the specified database
\fIdb_name\fR
and table
\fItbl_name\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: regexp option
.\" regexp option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-regexp=\fR\fB\fIexpr\fR\fR
.sp
Copy all databases with names that match the given regular expression\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: resetmaster option
.\" resetmaster option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-resetmaster\fR
.sp
Reset the binary log after locking all the tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: resetslave option
.\" resetslave option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-resetslave\fR
.sp
Reset the
master\&.info
file after locking all the tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: socket option
.\" socket option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR,
\fB\-S \fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The Unix socket file to use for connections to
localhost\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: suffix option
.\" suffix option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-suffix=\fR\fB\fIstr\fR\fR
.sp
The suffix to use for names of copied databases\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: tmpdir option
.\" tmpdir option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-tmpdir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The temporary directory\&. The default is
/tmp\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqlhotcopy: user option
.\" user option: mysqlhotcopy
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-u \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server\&.
.RE
.PP
Use
perldoc
for additional
\fBmysqlhotcopy\fR
documentation, including information about the structure of the tables needed for the
\fB\-\-checkpoint\fR
and
\fB\-\-record_log_pos\fR
options:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBperldoc mysqlhotcopy\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
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
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/.
.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
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).