Difference between revisions of "Recitaldump"

From Recital Documentation Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(-o outfile)
(-o outfile)
Line 24: Line 24:
  
 
==== -o outfile ====
 
==== -o outfile ====
Specify the output backup file name. When you need to restore this file use the [[dbrestore]] command. For example to create a backup file called accountants.tar.gz;
+
Specify the output backup file name. When you need to restore this file use the [[dbrestore]] command. For example to create a backup file of the southwind database called accountants.tar.gz;
 
+
  
 
<code lang="bash">
 
<code lang="bash">
 
  dbdump -D southwind -o accountants
 
  dbdump -D southwind -o accountants
 
</code>
 
</code>

Revision as of 08:25, 2 November 2009

The dbdump utility is administrated with the dbdump command. It takes the following arguments.

Note: dbdump must be run as root. For systems with a hidden root account, please precede commands with ’sudo’.

help

Using the help or -h argument will display a list of arguments for all the services.

dbdump help

-D database

This argument is used to specify the name of a database to create the dump from.

dbdump -D southwind

-d directory

This argument is used to specify the name of a directory create the dump from.

dbdump -d /data/application

-o outfile

Specify the output backup file name. When you need to restore this file use the dbrestore command. For example to create a backup file of the southwind database called accountants.tar.gz;

dbdump -D southwind -o accountants