MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual Including MySQL NDB Cluster 8.0

Chapter 6 MySQL Programs

6.1 Overview of MySQL Programs
6.2 Using MySQL Programs
6.3 Server and Server-Startup Programs
6.4 Installation-Related Programs
6.5 Client Programs
6.6 Administrative and Utility Programs
6.7 Program Development Utilities
- 6.7.1 mysql_config — Display Options for Compiling Clients
- 6.7.2 my_print_defaults — Display Options from Option Files
6.8 Miscellaneous Programs
6.9 Environment Variables
6.10 Unix Signal Handling in MySQL

This chapter provides a brief overview of the MySQL command-line programs provided by Oracle Corporation. It also discusses the general syntax for specifying options when you run these programs. Most programs have options that are specific to their own operation, but the option syntax is similar for all of them. Finally, the chapter provides more detailed descriptions of individual programs, including which options they recognize.