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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.6
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.TH "\FBMYSQLADMIN\FR" "1" "03/25/2015" "MySQL 5\&.6" "MySQL Database System"
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.\" mysqladmin
.\" administration: server
.\" server administration
.SH "NAME"
mysqladmin \- client for administering a MySQL server
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmysqladmin\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\ \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB\ [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]]\ \&.\&.\&.\fR\ 'u
\fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-options\fR\fR\fB]] \&.\&.\&.\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysqladmin\fR
is a client for performing administrative operations\&. You can use it to check the server\*(Aqs configuration and current status, to create and drop databases, and more\&.
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysqladmin\fR
like this:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqladmin [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB] [\fR\fB\fIcommand\fR\fR\fB [\fR\fB\fIcommand\-arg\fR\fR\fB]] \&.\&.\&.\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
\fBmysqladmin\fR
supports the following commands\&. Some of the commands take an argument following the command name\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
create \fIdb_name\fR
.sp
Create a new database named
\fIdb_name\fR\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
debug
.sp
Tell the server to write debug information to the error log\&. Format and content of this information is subject to change\&.
.sp
This includes information about the Event Scheduler\&. See
Section\ \&20.4.5, \(lqEvent Scheduler Status\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
drop \fIdb_name\fR
.sp
Delete the database named
\fIdb_name\fR
and all its tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
extended\-status
.sp
Display the server status variables and their values\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-hosts
.sp
Flush all information in the host cache\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-logs
.sp
Flush all logs\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-privileges
.sp
Reload the grant tables (same as
reload)\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-status
.sp
Clear status variables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-tables
.sp
Flush all tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
flush\-threads
.sp
Flush the thread cache\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
kill \fIid\fR,\fIid\fR,\&.\&.\&.
.sp
Kill server threads\&. If multiple thread ID values are given, there must be no spaces in the list\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
old\-password \fInew\-password\fR
.sp
This is like the
password
command but stores the password using the old (pre\-4\&.1) password\-hashing format\&. (See
Section\ \&6.1.2.4, \(lqPassword Hashing in MySQL\(rq\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
password \fInew\-password\fR
.sp
Set a new password\&. This changes the password to
\fInew\-password\fR
for the account that you use with
\fBmysqladmin\fR
for connecting to the server\&. Thus, the next time you invoke
\fBmysqladmin\fR
(or any other client program) using the same account, you will need to specify the new password\&.
.sp
If the
\fInew\-password\fR
value contains spaces or other characters that are special to your command interpreter, you need to enclose it within quotation marks\&. On Windows, be sure to use double quotation marks rather than single quotation marks; single quotation marks are not stripped from the password, but rather are interpreted as part of the password\&. For example:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqladmin password "my new password"\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
In MySQL 5\&.6, the new password can be omitted following the
password
command\&. In this case,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
prompts for the password value, which enables you to avoid specifying the password on the command line\&. Omitting the password value should be done only if
password
is the final command on the
\fBmysqladmin\fR
command line\&. Otherwise, the next argument is taken as the password\&.
.if n \{\
.sp
.\}
.RS 4
.it 1 an-trap
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
.nr an-break-flag 1
.br
.ps +1
\fBCaution\fR
.ps -1
.br
Do not use this command used if the server was started with the
\fB\-\-skip\-grant\-tables\fR
option\&. No password change will be applied\&. This is true even if you precede the
password
command with
flush\-privileges
on the same command line to re\-enable the grant tables because the flush operation occurs after you connect\&. However, you can use
\fBmysqladmin flush\-privileges\fR
to re\-enable the grant table and then use a separate
\fBmysqladmin password\fR
command to change the password\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
ping
.sp
Check whether the server is available\&. The return status from
\fBmysqladmin\fR
is 0 if the server is running, 1 if it is not\&. This is 0 even in case of an error such as
Access denied, because this means that the server is running but refused the connection, which is different from the server not running\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
processlist
.sp
Show a list of active server threads\&. This is like the output of the
SHOW PROCESSLIST
statement\&. If the
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
option is given, the output is like that of
SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST\&. (See
Section\ \&13.7.5.30, \(lqSHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax\(rq\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
reload
.sp
Reload the grant tables\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
refresh
.sp
Flush all tables and close and open log files\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
shutdown
.sp
Stop the server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
start\-slave
.sp
Start replication on a slave server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
status
.sp
Display a short server status message\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
stop\-slave
.sp
Stop replication on a slave server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
variables
.sp
Display the server system variables and their values\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
version
.sp
Display version information from the server\&.
.RE
.PP
All commands can be shortened to any unique prefix\&. For example:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysqladmin proc stat\fR
+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
| Id | User  | Host      | db | Command | Time | State | Info             |
+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
| 51 | monty | localhost |    | Query   | 0    |       | show processlist |
+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-+
Uptime: 1473624  Threads: 1  Questions: 39487
Slow queries: 0  Opens: 541  Flush tables: 1
Open tables: 19  Queries per second avg: 0\&.0268
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.\" status command: results
.PP
The
\fBmysqladmin status\fR
command result displays the following values:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" uptime
Uptime
.sp
The number of seconds the MySQL server has been running\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" threads
Threads
.sp
The number of active threads (clients)\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" questions
Questions
.sp
The number of questions (queries) from clients since the server was started\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" slow queries
Slow queries
.sp
The number of queries that have taken more than
long_query_time
seconds\&. See
Section\ \&5.2.5, \(lqThe Slow Query Log\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" opens
Opens
.sp
The number of tables the server has opened\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" flush tables
.\" tables: flush
Flush tables
.sp
The number of
flush\-*,
refresh, and
reload
commands the server has executed\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" open tables
Open tables
.sp
The number of tables that currently are open\&.
.RE
.PP
If you execute
\fBmysqladmin shutdown\fR
when connecting to a local server using a Unix socket file,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
waits until the server\*(Aqs process ID file has been removed, to ensure that the server has stopped properly\&.
.\" mysqladmin command options
.\" command options: mysqladmin
.\" options: command-line: mysqladmin
.\" startup parameters: mysqladmin
.PP
\fBmysqladmin\fR
supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
[mysqladmin]
and
[client]
groups of an option file\&. For information about option files used by MySQL programs, see
Section\ \&4.2.6, \(lqUsing Option Files\(rq\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: help option
.\" help option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-help\fR,
\fB\-?\fR
.sp
Display a help message and exit\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: bind-address option
.\" bind-address option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-bind\-address=\fR\fB\fIip_address\fR\fR
.sp
On a computer having multiple network interfaces, use this option to select which interface to use for connecting to the MySQL server\&.
.sp
This option is supported beginning with MySQL 5\&.6\&.1\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: character-sets-dir option
.\" character-sets-dir option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The directory where character sets are installed\&. See
Section\ \&10.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: compress option
.\" compress option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-compress\fR,
\fB\-C\fR
.sp
Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: count option
.\" count option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-count=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR,
\fB\-c \fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.sp
The number of iterations to make for repeated command execution if the
\fB\-\-sleep\fR
option is given\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: debug option
.\" debug option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-debug[=\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-# [\fR\fB\fIdebug_options\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
Write a debugging log\&. A typical
\fIdebug_options\fR
string is
d:t:o,\fIfile_name\fR\&. The default is
d:t:o,/tmp/mysqladmin\&.trace\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: debug-check option
.\" debug-check option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-debug\-check\fR
.sp
Print some debugging information when the program exits\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: debug-info option
.\" debug-info option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-debug\-info\fR
.sp
Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: default-auth option
.\" default-auth option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-default\-auth=\fR\fB\fIplugin\fR\fR
.sp
A hint about the client\-side authentication plugin to use\&. See
Section\ \&6.3.7, \(lqPluggable Authentication\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: default-character-set option
.\" default-character-set option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-default\-character\-set=\fR\fB\fIcharset_name\fR\fR
.sp
Use
\fIcharset_name\fR
as the default character set\&. See
Section\ \&10.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: defaults-extra-file option
.\" defaults-extra-file option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-defaults\-extra\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
.sp
Read this option file after the global option file but (on Unix) before the user option file\&. If the file does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs\&.
\fIfile_name\fR
is interpreted relative to the current directory if given as a relative path name rather than a full path name\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: defaults-file option
.\" defaults-file option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-defaults\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
.sp
Use only the given option file\&. If the file does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs\&.
\fIfile_name\fR
is interpreted relative to the current directory if given as a relative path name rather than a full path name\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: defaults-group-suffix option
.\" defaults-group-suffix option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-defaults\-group\-suffix=\fR\fB\fIstr\fR\fR
.sp
Read not only the usual option groups, but also groups with the usual names and a suffix of
\fIstr\fR\&. For example,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
normally reads the
[client]
and
[mysqladmin]
groups\&. If the
\fB\-\-defaults\-group\-suffix=_other\fR
option is given,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
also reads the
[client_other]
and
[mysqladmin_other]
groups\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: enable-cleartext-plugin option
.\" enable-cleartext-plugin option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-enable\-cleartext\-plugin\fR
.sp
Enable the
mysql_clear_password
cleartext authentication plugin\&. (See
Section\ \&6.3.8.7, \(lqThe Cleartext Client-Side Authentication Plugin\(rq\&.) This option was added in MySQL 5\&.6\&.7\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: force option
.\" force option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-force\fR,
\fB\-f\fR
.sp
Do not ask for confirmation for the
drop \fIdb_name\fR
command\&. With multiple commands, continue even if an error occurs\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: host option
.\" host option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-h \fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: login-path option
.\" login-path option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-login\-path=\fR\fB\fIname\fR\fR
.sp
Read options from the named login path in the
\&.mylogin\&.cnf
login file\&. A
\(lqlogin path\(rq
is an option group that permits only a limited set of options:
\fBhost\fR,
\fBuser\fR, and
\fBpassword\fR\&. Think of a login path as a set of values that indicate the server host and the credentials for authenticating with the server\&. To create the login path file, use the
\fBmysql_config_editor\fR
utility\&. See
\fBmysql_config_editor\fR(1)\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.6\&.6\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: no-beep option
.\" no-beep option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-no\-beep\fR,
\fB\-b\fR
.sp
Suppress the warning beep that is emitted by default for errors such as a failure to connect to the server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: no-defaults option
.\" no-defaults option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
.sp
Do not read any option files\&. If program startup fails due to reading unknown options from an option file,
\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
can be used to prevent them from being read\&.
.sp
The exception is that the
\&.mylogin\&.cnf
file, if it exists, is read in all cases\&. This permits passwords to be specified in a safer way than on the command line even when
\fB\-\-no\-defaults\fR
is used\&. (\&.mylogin\&.cnf
is created by the
\fBmysql_config_editor\fR
utility\&. See
\fBmysql_config_editor\fR(1)\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: password option
.\" password option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-password[=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-p[\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
The password to use when connecting to the server\&. If you use the short option form (\fB\-p\fR), you
\fIcannot\fR
have a space between the option and the password\&. If you omit the
\fIpassword\fR
value following the
\fB\-\-password\fR
or
\fB\-p\fR
option on the command line,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
prompts for one\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
Section\ \&6.1.2.1, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: pipe option
.\" pipe option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-pipe\fR,
\fB\-W\fR
.sp
On Windows, connect to the server using a named pipe\&. This option applies only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: plugin-dir option
.\" plugin-dir option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-plugin\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The directory in which to look for plugins\&. It may be necessary to specify this option if the
\fB\-\-default\-auth\fR
option is used to specify an authentication plugin but
\fBmysqladmin\fR
does not find it\&. See
Section\ \&6.3.7, \(lqPluggable Authentication\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: port option
.\" port option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
\fB\-P \fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: print-defaults option
.\" print-defaults option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-print\-defaults\fR
.sp
Print the program name and all options that it gets from option files\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: protocol option
.\" protocol option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}\fR
.sp
The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server\&. It is useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a protocol to be used other than the one you want\&. For details on the permissible values, see
Section\ \&4.2.2, \(lqConnecting to the MySQL Server\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: relative option
.\" relative option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-relative\fR,
\fB\-r\fR
.sp
Show the difference between the current and previous values when used with the
\fB\-\-sleep\fR
option\&. This option works only with the
extended\-status
command\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: secure-auth option
.\" secure-auth option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-secure\-auth\fR
.sp
Do not send passwords to the server in old (pre\-4\&.1) format\&. This prevents connections except for servers that use the newer password format\&. This option is enabled by default; use
\fB\-\-skip\-secure\-auth\fR
to disable it\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.6\&.17\&.
.if n \{\
.sp
.\}
.RS 4
.it 1 an-trap
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
.nr an-break-flag 1
.br
.ps +1
\fBNote\fR
.ps -1
.br
Passwords that use the pre\-4\&.1 hashing method are less secure than passwords that use the native password hashing method and should be avoided\&. Pre\-4\&.1 passwords are deprecated and support for them will be removed in a future MySQL release\&. For account upgrade instructions, see
Section\ \&6.3.8.3, \(lqMigrating Away from Pre-4.1 Password Hashing and the mysql_old_password Plugin\(rq\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: shared-memory-base-name option
.\" shared-memory-base-name option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-shared\-memory\-base\-name=\fR\fB\fIname\fR\fR
.sp
On Windows, the shared\-memory name to use, for connections made using shared memory to a local server\&. The default value is
MYSQL\&. The shared\-memory name is case sensitive\&.
.sp
The server must be started with the
\fB\-\-shared\-memory\fR
option to enable shared\-memory connections\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: silent option
.\" silent option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-silent\fR,
\fB\-s\fR
.sp
Exit silently if a connection to the server cannot be established\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: sleep option
.\" sleep option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-sleep=\fR\fB\fIdelay\fR\fR,
\fB\-i \fR\fB\fIdelay\fR\fR
.sp
Execute commands repeatedly, sleeping for
\fIdelay\fR
seconds in between\&. The
\fB\-\-count\fR
option determines the number of iterations\&. If
\fB\-\-count\fR
is not given,
\fBmysqladmin\fR
executes commands indefinitely until interrupted\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: socket option
.\" socket option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR,
\fB\-S \fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: SSL options
.\" SSL options: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-ssl*\fR
.sp
Options that begin with
\fB\-\-ssl\fR
specify whether to connect to the server using SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates\&. See
Section\ \&6.3.10.4, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: user option
.\" user option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR,
\fB\-u \fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: verbose option
.\" verbose option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-verbose\fR,
\fB\-v\fR
.sp
Verbose mode\&. Print more information about what the program does\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: version option
.\" version option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-version\fR,
\fB\-V\fR
.sp
Display version information and exit\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: vertical option
.\" vertical option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-vertical\fR,
\fB\-E\fR
.sp
Print output vertically\&. This is similar to
\fB\-\-relative\fR, but prints output vertically\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysqladmin: wait option
.\" wait option: mysqladmin
\fB\-\-wait[=\fR\fB\fIcount\fR\fR\fB]\fR,
\fB\-w[\fR\fB\fIcount\fR\fR\fB]\fR
.sp
If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting\&. If a
\fIcount\fR
value is given, it indicates the number of times to retry\&. The default is one time\&.
.RE
.PP
You can also set the following variables by using
\fB\-\-\fR\fB\fIvar_name\fR\fR\fB=\fR\fB\fIvalue\fR\fR\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" connect_timeout variable
.\" timeout: connect_timeout variable
connect_timeout
.sp
The maximum number of seconds before connection timeout\&. The default value is 43200 (12 hours)\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" shutdown_timeout variable
.\" timeout: shutdown_timeout variable
shutdown_timeout
.sp
The maximum number of seconds to wait for server shutdown\&. The default value is 3600 (1 hour)\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright \(co 1997, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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/.
.SH AUTHOR
Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).