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MYSQL_TABLEINFO                             MySQL Database System                            MYSQL_TABLEINFO



NAME
       mysql_tableinfo - generate database metadata

SYNOPSIS
       mysql_tableinfo [options] db_name [db_like [tbl_like]]

DESCRIPTION
       mysql_tableinfo creates tables and populates them with database metadata. It uses SHOW DATABASES,
       SHOW TABLES, SHOW TABLE STATUS, SHOW COLUMNS, and SHOW INDEX to obtain the metadata.

       In MySQL 5.0 and up, the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database contains the same kind of information in the
       SCHEMATA, TABLES, COLUMNS, and STATISTICS tables. See Chapter 20, The INFORMATION_SCHEMA Database.

       Invoke mysql_tableinfo like this:

          shell> mysql_tableinfo [options] db_name [db_like [tbl_like]]

       The db_name argument indicates which database mysql_tableinfo should use as the location for the
       metadata tables. The database will be created if it does not exist. The tables will be named db, tbl
       (or tbl_status), col, and idx.

       If the db_like or tbl_like arguments are given, they are used as patterns and metadata is generated
       only for databases or tables that match the patterns. These arguments default to % if not given.

       Examples:

          mysql_tableinfo info
          mysql_tableinfo info world
          mysql_tableinfo info mydb tmp%

       Each of the commands stores information into tables in the info database. The first stores
       information for all databases and tables. The second stores information for all tables in the world
       database. The third stores information for tables in the mydb database that have names matching the
       pattern tmp%.

       mysql_tableinfo supports the following options:

         --help

          Display a help message and exit.

         --clear

          Before populating each metadata table, drop it if it exists.

         --clear-only

          Similar to --clear, but exits after dropping the metadata tables to be populated.

         --col

          Generate column metadata into the col table.

         --host=host_name, -h host_name

          Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

         --idx

          Generate index metadata into the idx table.

         --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 6.6, "Keeping
          Your Password Secure".

         --port=port_num, -P port_num

          The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

         --prefix=prefix_str

          Add prefix_str at the beginning of each metadata table name.

         --quiet, -q

          Be silent except for errors.

         --socket=path, -S path

          The Unix socket file to use for the connection.

         --tbl-status

          Use SHOW TABLE STATUS instead of SHOW TABLES. This provides more complete information, but is
          slower.

         --user=user_name, -u user_name

          The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1997-2007 MySQL AB

       This documentation is NOT distributed under a GPL license. Use of this documentation is subject to
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       Please email <docs@mysql.com> for more information.

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/

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



MySQL 5.0                                        07/04/2007                                  MYSQL_TABLEINFO