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MySQL AB provides several types of programs:
mysqld is the MySQL server
mysqld_safe, mysql.server, and mysqld_multi are server
startup scripts
mysql_install_db initializes the data directory and the initial
databases
mysql is a command-line client for executing SQL statements interactively
or in batch mode
mysqlcc (MySQL Control Center) is an interactive graphical tool for
executing SQL statements and administration
mysqladmin is an administrative client
mysqlcheck performs table maintenance operations
mysqldump and mysqlhotcopy make database backups
mysqlimport imports data files
mysqlshow displays information about databases and tables
myisamchk performs table maintenance operations
myisampack produces compressed, read-only tables
mysqlbinlog is a tool for processing binary log files
mysql_config shows command-line options for compiling MySQL programs
perror displays error code meanings
More information on running the server may be found in 13.5 Database Administration Statements. Client and utility programs are described in more detail in 8. MySQL Client and Utility Programs.
Most MySQL distribution formats include all of these programs, except for those programs that are platform-specific. (For example, the server startup scripts are not used on Windows.) The exception is that RPM distributions are more specialized. There is one RPM for the server, another for the client programs, and so forth. If you appear to be missing one or more programs, see 2. Installing MySQL for information on distributions and what they contain. It may be that you need to install something else.
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