Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 266

For backward compatibility,
rename such sections to
supports the following options. It also reads option files and supports the options
mysqld_safe
for processing them described at
Handling".
Table 4.1.
mysqld_safe
Format Option File
-- autoclose [247]
autoclose [247]
-- basedir [247]
basedir=path [247]
--core-file- core-file-
size=size [247] size [247]
-- datadir [247]
datadir=path [247]
--defaults-extra- defaults-extra-
file=path [247] file [247]
--defaults- defaults-
file=file_name [247] file [247]
--help [247]
-- ledir [247]
ledir=path [247]
--log- log-error [247]
error=file_name [247]
-- mysqld [247]
mysqld=prog_name [247]
--mysqld- mysqld-
version=suffix [247] version [247]
-- nice [247]
nice=priority [247]
--no- no-
defaults [248] defaults [248]
--open-files- open-files-
limit=count [248] limit [248]
--pid- pid-
file=file_name [248] file=file_name [248]
-- port [248]
port=number [248]
--skip-kill- skip-kill-
mysqld [248] mysqld [248]
-- socket [248]
socket=path [248]
-- timezone [248]
timezone=timezone [248]
-- user [248]
user={user_name|
user_id} [248]
— MySQL Server Startup Script
mysqld_safe
also reads
mysqld_safe
in MySQL 5.0 installations.
[mysqld_safe]
Section 4.2.3.4, "Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File
Options
Description
On NetWare, mysqld_safe provides a screen
presence
The path to the MySQL installation directory
The size of the core file that mysqld should be
able to create
The path to the data directory
The name of an option file to be read in addition to
the usual option files
The name of an option file to be read instead of
the usual option files
Display a help message and exit
Use this option to indicate the path name to the
directory where the server is located
Write the error log to the given file
The name of the server program (in the ledir
directory) that you want to start
This option is similar to the --mysqld option, but
you specify only the suffix for the server program
name
Use the nice program to set the server's
scheduling priority to the given value
Do not read any option files
The number of files that mysqld should be able to
open
The path name of the process ID file
The port number that the server should use when
listening for TCP/IP connections
Do not try to kill stray mysqld processes
The Unix socket file that the server should use
when listening for local connections
Set the TZ time zone environment variable to the
given option value
Run the mysqld server as the user having the
name user_name or the numeric user ID user_id
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sections, although you should
[safe_mysqld]
Introduced
5.0.3