mysql_convert_table_format (1) Linux Manual Page
mysql_convert_table_format – convert tables to use a given storage engine
Synopsis
- mysql_convert_table_format [options] db_name
Description
mysql_convert_table_formatInvoke mysql_convert_table_format like this:
shell> mysql_convert_table_format [options]db_name
The db_name argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted.
mysql_convert_table_format supports the options described in the following list.
- • –help
Display a help message and exit.
- • –force
Continue even if errors occur.
- • –host=host_name
Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host.
- • –password=password
The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MariaDB programs.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.
- • –port=port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
- • –socket=path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use.
- • –type=engine_name
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is MyISAM if this option is not given.
- • –user=user_name
The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.
- • –verbose
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
- • –version
Display version information and exit.
Copyright
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