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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-32928

mariadb CLI: Options recognised only as first argument, not documented

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    • Bug
    • Status: Open (View Workflow)
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • 10.6.15
    • N/A
    • Documentation
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    Description

      The mariadb man page does not specify that --defaults-group-suffix= is only recognised when it is the first argument. (The other two --defaults-... options do correctly specify this in the man page.)

      Additionally, in the output from mariadb --help, the options --print-defaults and --no-defaults are preceded by:

      "The following options may be given as the first argument:"

      Perhaps "must be" would be clearer than "may be"?

      Whereas the --defaults-* options are preceded by:

      "The following specify which files/extra groups are read (specified before remaining options):"

      Perhaps this could be said better as:

      "The following specify which files/extra groups are read (must be given as the first argument):"

      I found these issues in 10.6.15 and 10.6.16, but I assume later versions are also affected. Or at least I can see the issues with mariadb --help in the container version of MariaDB Server 11.3.0.

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            greenman Ian Gilfillan
            karll Karl Levik
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