/usr/bin/my_print_defaults

/usr/bin/my_print_defaults  Ver 9.5.2 for Linux on x86_64 (Source distribution)
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Prints all arguments that is give to some program using the default files
Usage: /usr/bin/my_print_defaults [OPTIONS] groups
  -c, --config-file=name
                      Deprecated, please use --defaults-file instead. Name of
                      config file to read; if no extension is given, default
                      extension (e.g., .ini or .cnf) will be added
  -#, --debug[=#]     This is a non-debug version. Catch this and exit
  -c, --defaults-file=name
                      Like --config-file, except: if first option, then read
                      this file only, do not read global or per-user config
                      files; should be the first option
  -e, --defaults-extra-file=name
                      Read this file after the global config file and before
                      the config file in the users home directory; should be
                      the first option
  -g, --defaults-group-suffix=name
                      In addition to the given groups, read also groups with
                      this suffix
  -e, --extra-file=name
                      Deprecated. Synonym for --defaults-extra-file.
  -n, --no-defaults   Ignore reading of default option file(s), except for
                      login file.
  -l, --login-path=name
                      Path to be read from under the login file.
  -x, --no-login-paths
                      Ignore reading of the login file.
  -s, --show          Show passwords in plain text.
  -?, --help          Display this help message and exit.
  -v, --verbose       Increase the output level
  -V, --version       Output version information and exit.

Default options are read from the following files in the given order:
/etc/mysql/my.cnf /etc/my.cnf ~/.my.cnf

Variables (--variable-name=value)
and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE}  Value (after reading options)
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
config-file                       my
defaults-file                     my
defaults-extra-file               (No default value)
defaults-group-suffix             (No default value)
extra-file                        (No default value)
login-path                        (No default value)
show                              FALSE

Example usage:
/usr/bin/my_print_defaults --defaults-file=example.cnf client mysql