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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 LOCK TABLES, FLUSH TABLES, and cp or
       scp to make a database backup quickly. It is the fastest 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.

	  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:

       ·  --help, -?

	  Display a help message and exit.

       ·  --addtodest

	  Do not rename target directory (if it exists); merely add files to
	  it.

       ·  --allowold

	  Do not abort if a target exists; rename it by adding an _old suffix.

       ·  --checkpoint=db_name.tbl_name

	  Insert checkpoint entries into the specified database db_name and
	  table tbl_name.

       ·  --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.

       ·  --debug

	  Enable debug output.

       ·  --dryrun, -n

	  Report actions without performing them.

       ·  --flushlog

	  Flush logs after all tables are locked.

       ·  --host=host_name, -h host_name

	  The hostname 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.

       ·  --keepold

	  Do not delete previous (renamed) target when done.

       ·  --method=command

	  The method for copying files (cp or scp).

       ·  --noindices

	  Do not include full index files in the backup. This makes the backup
	  smaller and faster. The indexes for reloaded tables can be
	  reconstructed later with myisamchk -rq.

       ·  --password=password, -ppassword

	  The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the
	  password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other
	  MySQL programs. You can use an option file to avoid giving the
	  password on the command line.

	  Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
	  insecure. See Section 7.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.

       ·  --port=port_num, -P port_num

	  The TCP/IP port number to use when connecting to the local server.

       ·  --quiet, -q

	  Be silent except for errors.

       ·  --record_log_pos=db_name.tbl_name

	  Record master and slave status in the specified database db_name and
	  table tbl_name.

       ·  --regexp=expr

	  Copy all databases with names that match the given regular
	  expression.

       ·  --resetmaster

	  Reset the binary log after locking all the tables.

       ·  --resetslave

	  Reset the master.info file after locking all the tables.

       ·  --socket=path, -S path

	  The Unix socket file to use for the connection.

       ·  --suffix=str

	  The suffix for names of copied databases.

       ·  --tmpdir=path

	  The temporary directory. The default is /tmp.

       ·  --user=user_name, -u user_name

	  The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.

       mysqlhotcopy reads the [client] and [mysqlhotcopy] option groups from
       option files.

       To execute mysqlhotcopy, you must have 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).

       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 1997-2006 MySQL AB

       This documentation is NOT distributed under a GPL license. Use of this
       documentation is subject to the following terms: You may create a
       printed copy of this documentation solely for your own personal use.
       Conversion to other formats is allowed as long as the actual content is
       not altered or edited in any way. You shall not publish or distribute
       this documentation in any form or on any media, except if you
       distribute the documentation in a manner similar to how MySQL
       disseminates it (that is, electronically for download on a Web site
       with the software) or on a CD-ROM or similar medium, provided however
       that the documentation is disseminated together with the software on
       the same medium. Any other use, such as any dissemination of printed
       copies or use of this documentation, in whole or in part, in another
       publication, requires the prior written consent from an authorized
       representative of MySQL AB. MySQL AB reserves any and all rights to
       this documentation not expressly granted above.

       Please email <docs@mysql.com> for more information.

SEE ALSO
       msql2mysql(1), my_print_defaults(1), myisam_ftdump(1), myisamchk(1),
       myisamlog(1), myisampack(1), mysql(1), mysql.server(1),
       mysql_config(1), mysql_explain_log(1), mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1),
       mysql_tzinfo_to_sql(1), mysql_upgrade(1), mysql_zap(1), mysqlaccess(1),
       mysqladmin(1), mysqlbinlog(1), mysqlcheck(1), mysqld(8),
       mysqld_multi(1), mysqld_safe(1), mysqldump(1), mysqlimport(1),
       mysqlmanager(8), mysqlshow(1), perror(1), replace(1), safe_mysqld(1)

       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
       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes with no
       warranty.

MySQL 5.0			  01/09/2007		       MYSQLHOTCOPY(1)
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