Commit b7318885 authored by unknown's avatar unknown
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- added word of warning about providing the password as cleartext using 

   the --password parameter (better add it to my.cnf instead) (Thanks to
   Christian Hammers for the suggestion)


scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh:
   - added word of warning about providing the password as cleartext using
     the --password parameter (better add it to my.cnf instead)
parent 9160f2cb

scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh

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@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Usage: $0 db_name[./table_regex/] [new_db_name | directory] 


  -?, --help           display this helpscreen and exit

  -u, --user=#         user for database login if not current user

  -p, --password=#     password to use when connecting to server

  -p, --password=#     password to use when connecting to server (if not set

                       in my.cnf, which is recommended)

  -h, --host=#         Hostname for local server when connecting over TCP/IP

  -P, --port=#         port to use when connecting to local server with TCP/IP

  -S, --socket=#       socket to use when connecting to local server
@@ -893,7 +894,11 @@ user for database login if not current user 


=item -p, --password=#     



password to use when connecting to server

password to use when connecting to the server. Note that you are strongly

encouraged *not* to use this option as every user would be able to see the

password in the process list. Instead use the '[mysqlhotcopy]' section in

one of the config files, normally /etc/my.cnf or your personal ~/.my.cnf.

(See the chapter 'my.cnf Option Files' in the manual)



=item -h, -h, --host=#