aria_pack − generate compressed, read−only Aria tables
aria_pack [OPTIONS] filename...
Pack a
Aria−table to take much less space. Keys are not
updated, you must run aria_chk −rq on the index
(.MAI) file afterwards to update the keys. You should give
the .MAI file as the filename argument. To unpack a packed
table, run aria_chk −u on the table
−b, −−backup
Make a backup of the table as table_name.OLD.
−−character−sets−dir=name
Directory where character sets are.
−#, −−debug[=name]
Output debug log. Often this is ’d:t:o,filename’.
−f, −−force
Force packing of table even if it gets bigger or if tempfile exists.
−j, −−join=name
Join all given tables into ’new_table_name’. All tables MUST have identical layouts.
−?, −−help
Display this help and exit.
−s, −−silent
Be more silent.
−T, −−tmpdir=name
Use temporary directory to store temporary table.
−t, −−test
Don’t pack table, only test packing it.
−v, −−verbose
Write info about progress and packing result. Use many −v for more verbosity!
−V, −−version
Output version information and exit.
−w, −−wait
Wait and retry if table is in use.
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: ariapack
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.
−−defaults−file=#
Only read default options from the given file #.
−−defaults−extra−file=#
Read this file after the global files are read.
myisampack(1)
For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/