MySQL程序概述

Most MySQL distributions 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 client programs, and so forth. If you appear to be missing one or more programs, see Chapter 2, Installing and Upgrading MySQL, for information on types of distributions and what they contain. It may be that you have a distribution that does not include all programs and you need to install an additional package.

You can override default option values for MySQL programs by specifying options on the command line or in an option file. See Section 5.2, “Using MySQL Programs”, for general information on invoking programs and specifying program options.