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/usr/bin/aria_dump_log

The MariaDB open source relational database

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/usr/bin/aria_dump_log from 13.0.1-MariaDB, client 1.1 for Linux (x86_64)
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This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license

Dump the raw content of aria log pages.
For a logical dump, use aria_read_log

Usage: aria_dump_log OPTIONS aria_log_file
  -f, --file=name     Path to file which will be read
  -?, --help          Display this help and exit.
  -o, --offset=#      Start reading log from this offset
  -n, --pages=#       Number of pages to read
  -U, --unit-test     Use unit test record table (for logs created by unittests
  -V, --version       Print version and exit.

Default options are read from the following files in the given order:
/etc/my.cnf /etc/mysql/my.cnf ~/.my.cnf
The following groups are read: aria_dump_log
The following options may be given as the first argument:
--print-defaults          Print the program argument list and exit.
--no-defaults             Don't read default options from any option file.
The following specify which files/extra groups are read (specified before remaining options):
--defaults-file=#         Only read default options from the given file #.
--defaults-extra-file=#   Read this file after the global files are read.
--defaults-group-suffix=# Additionally read default groups with # appended as a suffix.

Variables (--variable-name=value)
and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE}  Value (after reading options)
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
file                              (No default value)
offset                            0
pages                             18446744073709551615
unit-test                         FALSE
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f, --file namePath to file which will be readhelp + man
-?, --helpDisplay this help and exit.help + man
-o, --offset #Start reading log from this offsethelp + man
-n, --pages #Number of pages to readhelp + man
-U, --unit-testUse unit test record table (for logs created by unittestshelp + man
-V, --versionPrint version and exit.help + man
--print-defaultsPrint the program argument list and exit.help + man
--no-defaultsDon't read default options from any option file.help + man
--defaults-file #Only read default options from the given file #.help + man
--defaults-extra-file #Read this file after the global files are read.help + man
-#, --debug nameOutput debug log. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.