Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 283

Table 4.2. Options
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Format Option File
--auto- auto-
rehash [265] rehash [265]
--batch [265] batch [265]
--character-sets- character-sets-
dir=path [266] dir [266]
--column- column-
names [266] names [266]
-- comments [266]
comments [266]
-- compress [266]
compress [266]
-- connect_timeout [271]
connect_timeout=value [271]
-- database [266]
database=dbname [266]
-- debug [266]
debug[=debug_options] [266]
--debug- debug-info [266]
info [266]
--default- default-character-
character- set [266]
set=charset_name [266]
-- delimiter [266]
delimiter=str [266]
-- execute [266]
execute=statement [266]
--force [266] force [266]
--help [265]
-- host [266]
host=host_name [266]
--html [267] html [267]
--ignore- ignore-
spaces [267] spaces [267]
--line- line-
numbers [267] numbers [267]
--local-infile[={0| local-infile [267]
1}] [267]
-- max_allowed_packet [271]
max_allowed_packet=value [271]
-- max_join_size [271]
max_join_size=value [271]
--named- named-
commands [267] commands [267]
-- net_buffer_length The buffer size for TCP/IP and socket
net_buffer_length=value
— The MySQL Command-Line Tool
mysql
Description
Enable automatic rehashing
Don't use history file
Set the default character set
Write column names in results
Whether to retain or strip comments in statements
sent to the server
Compress all information sent between the client
and the server
The number of seconds before connection timeout
The database to use
Write a debugging log
Print debugging information, memory and CPU
statistics when the program exits
Use charset_name as the default character set
Set the statement delimiter
Execute the statement and quit
Continue even if an SQL error occurs
Display help message and exit
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host
Produce HTML output
Ignore spaces after function names
Write line numbers for errors
Enable or disable for LOCAL capability for LOAD
DATA INFILE
The maximum packet length to send to or receive
from the server
T he automatic limit for rows in a join when using --
safe-updates
Enable named mysql commands
communication
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Introduced
5.0.52