Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 424

Option Sets Variable
Variable Name
Variable Scope
Dynamic Variable
Use
collation_name
Configuration".
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--console
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Platform Specific
(Windows only.) Write error log messages to
specified. does not close the console window if this option is used.
mysqld
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--core-file
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Write a core file if
mysqld
Linux, a core file named
for is the data directory.
mysqld
X, a core file named
command to specify where to write the core file and how to name it.
For some systems, to get a core file you must also specify the
to mysqld_safe. See
systems, such as Solaris, you do not get a core file if you are also using the
There might be additional restrictions or limitations. For example, it might be necessary to execute
ulimit -c unlimited
•
--datadir=path
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Option Sets Variable
Variable Name
Variable Scope
Dynamic Variable
Server Command Options
Yes,
collation_server
collation_server
Global, Session
Yes
Permitted Values
Type
string
as the default server collation. See
--console
console
windows
--core-file
core-file
Permitted Values
Type
boolean
Default
OFF
dies. The name and location of the core file is system dependent. On
is written to the current working directory of the process, which
core.pid
represents the process ID of the server process. On Mac OS
pid
is written to the
core.pid
Section 4.3.2, "mysqld_safe
before starting the server. Consult your system documentation.
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-h path
--datadir=path
-h
datadir
Yes,
datadir
datadir
Global
No
Permitted Values
Type
file name
404
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Section 10.5, "Character Set
and
stderr stdout
directory. On Solaris, use the
/cores
--core-file-size
— MySQL Server Startup
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even if
--log-error
coreadm
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Script". On some
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--user
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option
option.