NAME

       mysql_client_test - test client API
       mysql_client_test_embedded - test client API for embedded server

SYNOPSIS

       mysql_client_test [options] [test_name] ...

       mysql_client_test_embedded [options] [test_name] ...

DESCRIPTION

       The mysql_client_test program is used for testing aspects of the MariaDB client API that cannot be tested
       using mysqltest and its test language.  mysql_client_test_embedded is similar but used for testing the
       embedded server. Both programs are run as part of the test suite.

       The source code for the programs can be found in in tests/mysql_client_test.c in a source distribution.
       The program serves as a good source of examples illustrating how to use various features of the client
       API.

       mysql_client_test is used in a test by the same name in the main tests suite of mysql-test-run.pl but may
       also be run directly. Unlike the other programs listed here, it does not read an external description of
       what tests to run. Instead, all tests are coded into the program, which is written to cover all aspects
       of the C language API.

       mysql_client_test supports the following options:

       •   --help, -?

           Display a help message and exit.

       •   --basedir=dir_name, -b dir_name

           The base directory for the tests.

       •   --count=count, -t count

           The number of times to execute the tests.

       •   --database=db_name, -D db_name

           The database to use.

       •   --debug[=debug_options], -#[debug_options]

           Write a debugging log if MariaDB is built with debugging support. The default debug_options value is
           ´d:t:o,/tmp/mysql_client_test.trace´.

       •   --getopt-ll-test=option, -g option

           Option to use for testing bugs in the getopt library.

       •   --host=host_name, -h host_name

           Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host.

       •   --password[=password], -p[password]

           The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the short option form (-p), you cannot
           have a space between the option and the password. If you omit the password value following the
           --password or -p option on the command line, you are prompted for one.

       •   --port=port_num, -P port_num

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

       •   --server-arg=arg, -A arg

           Argument to send to the embedded server.

       •   --show-tests, -T

           Show all test names.

       •   --silent, -s

           Be more silent.

       •   --socket=path, -S path

           The socket file to use when connecting to localhost (which is the default host).

       •   --testcase, -c

           The option is used when called from mysql-test-run.pl, so that mysql_client_test may optionally
           behave in a different way than if called manually, for example by skipping some tests. Currently,
           there is no difference in behavior but the option is included in order to make this possible.

       •   --user=user_name, -u user_name

           The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.

       •   -v dir_name, --vardir=dir_name

           The data directory for tests. The default is mysql-test/var.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates, 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 02110-1335 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/).