mysql_convert_table_format (1) Linux Manual Page

Invoke 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

Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation

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.

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.

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/.

SEE ALSO

For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/

AUTHOR

MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).

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