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MYSQLHOTCOPY(1)              MySQL Database System             MYSQLHOTCOPY(1)

NAME
       mysqlhotcopy - a database backup program
SYNOPSIS
       mysqlhotcopy arguments
DESCRIPTION
       mysqlhotcopy 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.  mysqlhotcopy works only
       for backing up MyISAM and ARCHIVE tables. It runs on Unix and NetWare.
       To use mysqlhotcopy, 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).
           shell> mysqlhotcopy db_name [/path/to/new_directory]
           shell> mysqlhotcopy db_name_1 ... db_name_n /path/to/new_directory
       Back up tables in the given database that match a regular expression:
           shell> mysqlhotcopy db_name./regex/
       The regular expression for the table name can be negated by prefixing
       it with a tilde ("~"):
           shell> mysqlhotcopy db_name./~regex/
       mysqlhotcopy supports the following options, which can be specified on
       the command line or in the [mysqlhotcopy] and [client] option file
       groups.
       o   --help, -?
           Display a help message and exit.
       o   --addtodest
           Do not rename target directory (if it exists); merely add files to
           it.
       o   --allowold
           Do not abort if a target exists; rename it by adding an _old
           suffix.
       o   --checkpoint=db_name.tbl_name
           Insert checkpoint entries into the specified database db_name and
           table tbl_name.
       o   --chroot=path
           Base directory of the chroot jail in which mysqld operates. The
           path value should match that of the --chroot option given to
           mysqld.
       o   --debug
           Enable debug output.
       o   --dryrun, -n
           Report actions without performing them.
       o   --flushlog
           Flush logs after all tables are locked.
       o   --host=host_name, -h host_name
           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.
       o   --keepold
           Do not delete previous (renamed) target when done.
       o   --method=command
           The method for copying files (cp or scp). The default is cp.
       o   --noindices
           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 myisamchk -rq.
       o   --password=password, -ppassword
           The password to use when connecting to the server. The password
           value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL
           programs.
           Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
           insecure. See Section 5.3.2.2, "End-User Guidelines for Password
           Security". You can use an option file to avoid giving the password
           on the command line.
       o   --port=port_num, -P port_num
           The TCP/IP port number to use when connecting to the local server.
       o   --quiet, -q
           Be silent except for errors.
       o   --record_log_pos=db_name.tbl_name
           Record master and slave status in the specified database db_name
           and table tbl_name.
       o   --regexp=expr
           Copy all databases with names that match the given regular
           expression.
       o   --resetmaster
           Reset the binary log after locking all the tables.
       o   --resetslave
           Reset the master.info file after locking all the tables.
       o   --socket=path, -S path
           The Unix socket file to use for connections to localhost.
       o   --suffix=str
           The suffix to use for names of copied databases.
       o   --tmpdir=path
           The temporary directory. The default is /tmp.
       o   --user=user_name, -u user_name
           The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
       Use perldoc for additional mysqlhotcopy documentation, including
       information about the structure of the tables needed for the
       --checkpoint and --record_log_pos options:
           shell> perldoc mysqlhotcopy
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
       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.
       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.
       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 02110-1335 USA or see
       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

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/.
AUTHOR
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).

MySQL 5.1                         04/06/2010                   MYSQLHOTCOPY(1)