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4.9. Passing Options from mysql-test-run.pl to mysqld or mysqltest

mysql-test-run.pl supports several options that enable you to pass options to other programs. Each of these options takes a value consisting of one or more comma-separated options:

  • The --mysqld option tells mysql-test-run.pl to start the mysqld server with the named options. The following command causes --skip-innodb and --key_buffer_size=16384 to be passed to mysqld: 

    shell> mysql-test-run.pl --mysqld=--skip-innodb,--key_buffer_size=16384

  • The --combination option is similar to --mysqld, but should be specified two or more times. mysql-test-run.pl executes multiple test runs, using the options for each instance of --combination in successive runs. The following command passes --skip-innodb to mysqld for the first test run, and --innodb and --innodb-file-per-table for the second test run: 

    shell> mysql-test-run.pl
         --combination=--skip-innodb
         --combination=--innodb,--innodb-file-per-table

    If --combination is given only once, it has no effect.

    For test runs specific to a given test suite, an alternative to the use of the --combination option is to create a combinations file in the suite directory. The file should contain a section of options for each test run. For an example, see Section 4.12.1, “Controlling the Binary Log Format Used for an Entire Test Run”.

    The --combination option and combinations file can be used as of MySQL 5.1.23/6.0.4.

  • The --mysqltest option tells mysql-test-run.pl to start mysqltest with the named options. The following command passes --quiet, --sleep=5, and --mark-progress to mysqltest: 

    shell> mysql-test-run.pl --mysqltest=--quiet,--sleep=5,--mark-progress

    The --mysqltest option can be used as of MySQL 6.0.6.