safe_mysqld  is the recommended way to start a mysqld dae­
       mon on Unix. safe_mysqld adds some safety features such as
       restarting  the  server  when  an error occurs and logging
       run-time information to a log file.


SYNOPSIS

       safe_mysqld     [--basedir=path]      [--core-file-size=#]
       [--defaults-extra-file=path]        [--defaults-file=path]
       [--open-files=#]     [--datadir=path]     [--err-log=path]
       [--ledir=path]         [--log=path]        [--no-defaults]
       [--open-files=#]       [--pid-file=path]        [--port=#]
       [--socket=path] [--timezone=#] [--user=#]


DESCRIPTION

       --basedir=path

       --core-file-size=#

       --defaults-extra-file=path

       --defaults-file=path

       --open-files=#
              Size of the core file mysqld should be able to cre­
              ate. Passed to ulimit -c.

       --datadir=path

       --err-log=path

       --ledir=path
              Path to mysqld

       --log=path

       --no-defaults

       --open-files=#
              Number of files mysqld  should  be  able  to  open.
              Passed to ulimit -n.

       --pid-file=path

       --port=#

       --socket=path

       --timezone=#
              Set  the timezone (the TZ) variable to the value of
              this parameter.

       --user=#

       Note that all options on the command line  to  safe_mysqld
       are  passed  to mysqld. If you wants to use any options in
       safe_mysqld that mysqld doesn't support, you must  specify
       these in the option file.


SEE ALSO

       isamchk (1), isamlog (1), mysqlaccess (1), mysqladmin (1),
       mysqlbug (1), mysqld (1), mysqldump  (1),  mysqlshow  (1),
       msql2mysql  (1), perror (1), replace (1), safe_mysqld (1),
       which1 (1), zap (1),


AUTHOR

       Ver 1.0, distribution 3.23.29a  Michael  (Monty)  Widenius
       (monty@tcx.se),  TCX  Datakonsult  AB (http://www.tcx.se).
       This software comes with no warranty.  Manual page  by  L.
       (Kill-9)  Pedersen  (kill-9@kill-9.dk),  Mercurmedia  Data
       Model Architect / system  developer  (http://www.mercurme­
       dia.com)


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