MYSQL_TABLEINFO              MySQL Database System             MYSQL_TABLEINFO
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NAME
6       mysql_tableinfo - generate database metadata
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SYNOPSIS
9       mysql_tableinfo [options] db_name [db_like [tbl_like]]
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DESCRIPTION
12       mysql_tableinfo creates tables and populates them with database
13       metadata. It uses SHOW DATABASES, SHOW TABLES, SHOW TABLE STATUS, SHOW
14       COLUMNS, and SHOW INDEX to obtain the metadata.
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16       In MySQL 5.0 and up, the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database contains the same
17       kind of information in the SCHEMATA, TABLES, COLUMNS, and STATISTICS
18       tables. See Chapter 20, The INFORMATION_SCHEMA Database.
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20       Invoke mysql_tableinfo like this:
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22          shell> mysql_tableinfo [options] db_name [db_like [tbl_like]]
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24       The db_name argument indicates which database mysql_tableinfo should
25       use as the location for the metadata tables. The database will be
26       created if it does not exist. The tables will be named db, tbl (or
27       tbl_status), col, and idx.
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29       If the db_like or tbl_like arguments are given, they are used as
30       patterns and metadata is generated only for databases or tables that
31       match the patterns. These arguments default to % if not given.
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33       Examples:
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35          mysql_tableinfo info
36          mysql_tableinfo info world
37          mysql_tableinfo info mydb tmp%
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39       Each of the commands stores information into tables in the info
40       database. The first stores information for all databases and tables.
41       The second stores information for all tables in the world database. The
42       third stores information for tables in the mydb database that have
43       names matching the pattern tmp%.
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45       mysql_tableinfo supports the following options:
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47       ·  --help
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49          Display a help message and exit.
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51       ·  --clear
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53          Before populating each metadata table, drop it if it exists.
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55       ·  --clear-only
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57          Similar to --clear, but exits after dropping the metadata tables to
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60       ·  --col
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62          Generate column metadata into the col table.
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64       ·  --host=host_name, -h host_name
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66          Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
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68       ·  --idx
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70          Generate index metadata into the idx table.
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72       ·  --password=password, -ppassword
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74          The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the
75          password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other
76          MySQL programs. You can use an option file to avoid giving the
77          password on the command line.
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79          Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
80          insecure. See Section 6.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.
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82       ·  --port=port_num, -P port_num
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84          The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
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86       ·  --prefix=prefix_str
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88          Add prefix_str at the beginning of each metadata table name.
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90       ·  --quiet, -q
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92          Be silent except for errors.
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94       ·  --socket=path, -S path
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96          The Unix socket file to use for the connection.
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98       ·  --tbl-status
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100          Use SHOW TABLE STATUS instead of SHOW TABLES. This provides more
101          complete information, but is slower.
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103       ·  --user=user_name, -u user_name
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105          The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.
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SEE ALSO
129       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
130       may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
131       http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
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AUTHOR
134       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes with no
135       warranty.
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MySQL 5.0                         07/04/2007                   MYSQL_TABLEINFO


        

    


            
        

        

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