Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 315

Table 4.5.
mysqldump
Format Option File
--add-drop- add-drop-
database [298] database [298]
--add-drop- add-drop-
table [298] table [298]
--add- add-locks [298]
locks [298]
--all- all-
databases [298] databases [298]
--allow- allow-
keywords [298] keywords [298]
-- comments [298]
comments [298]
--compact [299] compact [299]
-- compatible [299]
compatible=name[,name,...] [299]
--complete- complete-
insert [299] insert [299]
--create- create-
options [299] options [299]
-- databases [299]
databases [299]
-- debug [299]
debug[=debug_options] [299]
--debug- debug-info [299]
info [299]
--default- default-character-
character- set [300]
set=charset_name [300]
--delayed- delayed-
insert [300] insert [300]
--delete-master- delete-master-
logs [300] logs [300]
--disable- disable-
keys [300] keys [300]
--dump- dump-date [300]
date [300]
--extended- extended-
insert [300] insert [300]
--fields-enclosed- fields-enclosed-
by=string [300] by [300]
--fields-escaped- fields-escaped-
by [300] by [300]
--fields-optionally- fields-optionally-
enclosed- enclosed-
by=string [300] by [300]
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mysqldump
Options
Description
Add a DROP DATABASE statement before each
CREATE DATABASE statement
Add a DROP TABLE statement before each
CREATE TABLE statement
Surround each table dump with LOCK TABLES
and UNLOCK TABLES statements
Dump all tables in all databases
Allow creation of column names that are keywords
Add comments to the dump file
Produce more compact output
Produce output that is more compatible with other
database systems or with older MySQL servers
Use complete INSERT statements that include
column names
Include all MySQL-specific table options in
CREATE TABLE statements
Dump several databases
Write a debugging log
Print debugging information, memory and CPU
statistics when the program exits
Use charset_name as the default character set
Write INSERT DELAYED statements rather than
INSERT statements
On a master replication server, delete the binary
logs after performing the dump operation
For each table, surround the INSERT statements
with statements to disable and enable keys
Include dump date as "Dump completed on"
comment if --comments is given
Use multiple-row INSERT syntax that include
several VALUES lists
This option is used with the --tab option and has
the same meaning as the corresponding clause
for LOAD DATA INFILE
This option is used with the --tab option and has
the same meaning as the corresponding clause
for LOAD DATA INFILE
This option is used with the --tab option and has
the same meaning as the corresponding clause
for LOAD DATA INFILE
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Introduced
5.0.32
5.0.52