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NAME
mysqldbexport - Export Object Definitions or Data from a Database
SYNOPSIS
mysqldbexport [options] db_name ...
DESCRIPTION
This utility exports metadata (object definitions) or data or both from one or more databases. By
default, the export includes only definitions.
mysqldbexport differs from mysqldump in that it can produce output in a variety of formats to make your
data extraction/transport much easier. It permits you to export your data in the format most suitable to
an external tool, another MySQL server, or other use without the need to reformat the data.
To exclude specific objects by name, use the --exclude option with a name in db.*obj* format, or you can
supply a search pattern. For example, --exclude=db1.trig1 excludes the single trigger and --exclude=trig_
excludes all objects from all databases having a name that begins with trig and has a following
character.
To skip objects by type, use the --skip option with a list of the objects to skip. This enables you to
extract a particular set of objects, say, for exporting only events (by excluding all other types).
Similarly, to skip creation of UPDATE statements for BLOB data, specify the --skip-blobs option.
To specify how to display output, use one of the following values with the --format option:
• sql (default)
Display output using SQL statements. For definitions, this consists of the appropriate CREATE and
GRANT statements. For data, this is an INSERT statement (or bulk insert if the --bulk-insert option
is specified).
• grid
Display output in grid or table format like that of the mysql monitor.
• csv
Display output in comma-separated values format.
• tab
Display output in tab-separated format.
• vertical
Display output in single-column format like that of the \G command for the mysql monitor.
To specify how much data to display, use one of the following values with the --display option:
• brief
Display only the minimal columns for recreating the objects.
• full
Display the complete column list for recreating the objects.
• names
Display only the object names.
Note: For SQL-format output, the --display option is ignored.
To turn off the headers for csv or tab display format, specify the --no-headers option.
To turn off all feedback information, specify the --quiet option.
To write the data for individual tables to separate files, use the --file-per-table option. The name of
each file is composed of the database and table names followed by the file format. For example, the
following command produces files named db1.*table_name*.csv:
mysqldbexport --server=root@server1:3306 --format=csv db1 --export=data
By default, the operation uses a consistent snapshot to read the source databases. To change the locking
mode, use the --locking option with a locking type value. Use a value of no-locks to turn off locking
altogether or lock-all to use only table locks. The default value is snapshot. Additionally, the utility
uses WRITE locks to lock the destination tables during the copy.
You can include replication statements for exporting data among a master and slave or between slaves. The
--rpl option permits you to select from the following replication statements to include in the export.
• master
Include the CHANGE MASTER statement to start a new slave with the current server acting as the
master. This places the appropriate STOP and START slave statements in the export whereby the STOP
SLAVE statement is placed at the start of the export and the CHANGE MASTER followed by the START
SLAVE statements are placed after the export stream.
• slave
Include the CHANGE MASTER statement to start a new slave using the current server's master
information. This places the appropriate STOP and START slave statements in the export whereby the
STOP SLAVE statement is placed at the start of the export and the CHANGE MASTER followed by the START
SLAVE statements are placed after the export stream.
• both
Include both the 'master' and 'slave' information for CHANGE MASTER statements for either spawning a
new slave with the current server's master or using the current server as the master. All statements
generated are labeled and commented to enable the user to choose which to include when imported.
To include the replication user in the CHANGE MASTER statement, use the --rpl-user option to specify the
user and password. If this option is omitted, the utility attempts to identify the replication user. In
the event that there are multiple candidates or the user requires a password, these statements are placed
inside comments for the CHANGE MASTER statement.
You can also use the --comment-rpl option to place the replication statements inside comments for later
examination.
If you specify the --rpl-file option, the utility writes the replication statements to the file specified
instead of including them in the export stream.
If you attempt to export databases on a server with GTIDs enabled (GTID_MODE = ON), a warning will be
generated if the export does not include all databases. This is because the GTID statements generated
include the GTIDs for all databases and not only those databases in the export.
The utility will also generate a warning if you export databases on a GTID enabled server but use the
--skip-gtid option.
To make the most use of GTIDs and export/import, you should export all of the databases on the server
with the --all option. This will generate an export file with all of the databases and the GTIDs executed
to that point.
Importing this file on another server will ensure that server has all of the data as well as all of the
GTIDs recorded correctly in its logs.
OPTIONS
mysqldbexport accepts the following command-line options:
• --help
Display a help message and exit.
• --bulk-insert, -b
Use bulk insert statements for data.
• --comment-rpl
Place the replication statements in comment statements. Valid only with the --rpl option.
• --display=<display>, -d<display>
Control the number of columns shown. Permitted display values are brief (minimal columns for object
creation), full* (all columns), and **names (only object names; not valid for --format=sql). The
default is brief.
• --exclude=<exclude>, -x<exclude>
Exclude one or more objects from the operation using either a specific name such as db1.t1 or a
search pattern. Use this option multiple times to specify multiple exclusions. By default, patterns
use LIKE matching. With the --regexp option, patterns use REGEXP matching.
This option does not apply to grants.
• --export=<export>, -e<export>
Specify the export format. Permitted format values are definitions = export only the definitions
(metadata) for the objects in the database list, data = export only the table data for the tables in
the database list, and both = export the definitions and the data. The default is definitions.
• --file-per-table
Write table data to separate files. This is Valid only if the export output includes data (that is,
if --export=data or --export=both are given). This option produces files named
db_name.*tbl_name*.*format*. For example, a csv export of two tables named t1 and t2 in database d1,
results in files named db1.t1.csv and db1.t2.csv. If table definitions are included in the export,
they are written to stdout as usual.
• --format=<format>, -f<format>
Specify the output display format. Permitted format values are sql, grid, tab, csv, and vertical. The
default is sql.
• --locking=<locking>
Choose the lock type for the operation. Permitted lock values are no-locks (do not use any table
locks), lock-all (use table locks but no transaction and no consistent read), and snapshot
(consistent read using a single transaction). The default is snapshot.
• --no-headers, -h
Do not display column headers. This option applies only for csv and tab output.
• --quiet, -q
Turn off all messages for quiet execution.
• --regexp, --basic-regexp, -G
Perform pattern matches using the REGEXP operator. The default is to use LIKE for matching.
• --rpl=<dump_option>, --replication=<dump_option>
Include replication information. Permitted values are master (include the CHANGE MASTER statement
using the source server as the master), slave (include the CHANGE MASTER statement using the
destination server's master information), and both (include the master and slave options where
applicable).
• --rpl-file=RPL_FILE, --replication-file=RPL_FILE
The path and file name where the generated replication information should be written. Valid only with
the --rpl option.
• --rpl-user=<replication_user>
The user and password for the replication user requirement, in the format: <user>[:<password>] or
<login-path>. For example, rpl:passwd. The default is None.
• --server=<server>
Connection information for the server in <user>[:<passwd>]@<host>[:<port>][:<socket>] or
<login-path>[::<port>][::<socket>].
• --skip=<skip-objects>
Specify objects to skip in the operation as a comma-separated list (no spaces). Permitted values are
CREATE_DB, DATA, EVENTS, FUNCTIONS, GRANTS, PROCEDURES, TABLES, TRIGGERS, and VIEWS.
• --skip-blobs
Do not export BLOB data.
• --skip-gtid
Skip creation of GTID_PURGED statements.
• --all
Generate an export file with all of the databases and the GTIDs executed to that point.
• --verbose, -v
Specify how much information to display. Use this option multiple times to increase the amount of
information. For example, -v = verbose, -vv = more verbose, -vvv = debug.
• --version
Display version information and exit.
NOTES
You must provide connection parameters (user, host, password, and so forth) for an account that has the
appropriate privileges to access all objects in the operation.
To export all objects from a source database, the user must have these privileges: SELECT and SHOW VIEW
on the database as well as SELECT on the mysql database.
Actual privileges needed may differ from installation to installation depending on the security
privileges present and whether the database contains certain objects such as views or events.
Some combinations of the options may result in errors when the export is imported later. For example,
eliminating tables but not views may result in an error when a view is imported on another server.
For the --format, --export, and --display options, the permitted values are not case sensitive. In
addition, values may be specified as any unambiguous prefix of a valid value. For example, --format=g
specifies the grid format. An error occurs if a prefix matches more than one valid value.
The path to the MySQL client tools should be included in the PATH environment variable in order to use
the authentication mechanism with login-paths. This will allow the utility to use the my_print_defaults
tools which is required to read the login-path values from the login configuration file (.mylogin.cnf).
If any database identifier specified as an argument contains special characters or is a reserved word,
then it must be appropriately quoted with backticks (`). In turn, names quoted with backticks must also
be quoted with single or double quotes depending on the operating system, i.e. (") in Windows or (') in
non-Windows systems, in order for the utilities to read backtick quoted identifiers as a single argument.
For example, to export a database with the name weird`db.name, it must be specified as argument using the
following syntax (in non-Windows): '`weird``db.name`'.
EXAMPLES
To export the definitions of the database dev from a MySQL server on the local host via port 3306,
producing output consisting of CREATE statements, use this command:
$ mysqldbexport --server=root:pass@localhost \
--skip=GRANTS --export=DEFINITIONS util_test
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
# Exporting metadata from util_test
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS util_test;
CREATE DATABASE util_test;
USE util_test;
# TABLE: util_test.t1
CREATE TABLE `t1` (
`a` char(30) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
# TABLE: util_test.t2
CREATE TABLE `t2` (
`a` char(30) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
# TABLE: util_test.t3
CREATE TABLE `t3` (
`a` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`b` char(30) DEFAULT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`a`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
# TABLE: util_test.t4
CREATE TABLE `t4` (
`c` int(11) NOT NULL,
`d` int(11) NOT NULL,
KEY `ref_t3` (`c`),
CONSTRAINT `ref_t3` FOREIGN KEY (`c`) REFERENCES `t3` (`a`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
# VIEW: util_test.v1
[...]
#...done.
Similarly, to export the data of the database util_test, producing bulk insert statements, use this
command:
$ mysqldbexport --server=root:pass@localhost \
--export=DATA --bulk-insert util_test
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
USE util_test;
# Exporting data from util_test
# Data for table util_test.t1:
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('01 Test Basic database example'),
('02 Test Basic database example'),
('03 Test Basic database example'),
('04 Test Basic database example'),
('05 Test Basic database example'),
('06 Test Basic database example'),
('07 Test Basic database example');
# Data for table util_test.t2:
INSERT INTO util_test.t2 VALUES ('11 Test Basic database example'),
('12 Test Basic database example'),
('13 Test Basic database example');
# Data for table util_test.t3:
INSERT INTO util_test.t3 VALUES (1, '14 test fkeys'),
(2, '15 test fkeys'),
(3, '16 test fkeys');
# Data for table util_test.t4:
INSERT INTO util_test.t4 VALUES (3, 2);
#...done.
If the database to be exported does not contain only InnoDB tables and you want to ensure data integrity
of the exported data by locking the tables during the read step, add a --locking=lock-all option to the
command:
$ mysqldbexport --server=root:pass@localhost \
--export=DATA --bulk-insert util_test --locking=lock-all
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
USE util_test;
# Exporting data from util_test
# Data for table util_test.t1:
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('01 Test Basic database example'),
('02 Test Basic database example'),
('03 Test Basic database example'),
('04 Test Basic database example'),
('05 Test Basic database example'),
('06 Test Basic database example'),
('07 Test Basic database example');
# Data for table util_test.t2:
INSERT INTO util_test.t2 VALUES ('11 Test Basic database example'),
('12 Test Basic database example'),
('13 Test Basic database example');
# Data for table util_test.t3:
INSERT INTO util_test.t3 VALUES (1, '14 test fkeys'),
(2, '15 test fkeys'),
(3, '16 test fkeys');
# Data for table util_test.t4:
INSERT INTO util_test.t4 VALUES (3, 2);
#...done.
To export a database and include the replication commands to use the current server as the master (for
example, to start a new slave using the current server as the master), use the following command:
$ mysqldbexport --server=root@localhost:3311 util_test \
--export=both --rpl-user=rpl:rpl --rpl=master -v
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
#
# Stopping slave
STOP SLAVE;
#
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
# Exporting metadata from util_test
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS util_test;
CREATE DATABASE util_test;
USE util_test;
# TABLE: util_test.t1
CREATE TABLE `t1` (
`a` char(30) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
#...done.
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
USE util_test;
# Exporting data from util_test
# Data for table util_test.t1:
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('01 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('02 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('03 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('04 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('05 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('06 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('07 Test Basic database example');
#...done.
#
# Connecting to the current server as master
CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_HOST = 'localhost',
MASTER_USER = 'rpl',
MASTER_PASSWORD = 'rpl',
MASTER_PORT = 3311,
MASTER_LOG_FILE = 'clone-bin.000001' ,
MASTER_LOG_POS = 106;
#
# Starting slave
START SLAVE;
#
Similarly, to export a database and include the replication commands to use the current server's master
(for example, to start a new slave using the same the master), use the following command:
$ mysqldbexport --server=root@localhost:3311 util_test \
--export=both --rpl-user=rpl:rpl --rpl=slave -v
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
#
# Stopping slave
STOP SLAVE;
#
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
# Exporting metadata from util_test
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS util_test;
CREATE DATABASE util_test;
USE util_test;
# TABLE: util_test.t1
CREATE TABLE `t1` (
`a` char(30) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=MEMORY DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
#...done.
# Source on localhost: ... connected.
USE util_test;
# Exporting data from util_test
# Data for table util_test.t1:
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('01 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('02 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('03 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('04 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('05 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('06 Test Basic database example');
INSERT INTO util_test.t1 VALUES ('07 Test Basic database example');
#...done.
#
# Connecting to the current server's master
CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_HOST = 'localhost',
MASTER_USER = 'rpl',
MASTER_PASSWORD = 'rpl',
MASTER_PORT = 3310,
MASTER_LOG_FILE = 'clone-bin.000001' ,
MASTER_LOG_POS = 1739;
#
# Starting slave
START SLAVE;
#
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SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Utilities section of the MySQL Workbench Reference
Manual, which is available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/.
AUTHOR
Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).