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manual.texi define "replication coordinates"

manual.texi	minor fixups


Docs/manual.texi:
  define "replication coordinates"
parent 1134fa6b
......@@ -24329,7 +24329,8 @@ MASTER_LOG_SEQ=log_seq AND MASTER_SERVER_ID=server_id} @tab
This command is used when a slave of a possibly dead/unavailable master
needs to be switched to replicate off another slave that has been
replicating the same master. The command will return recalculated
replication coordinates, and the output can be used in a subsequent
replication coordinates (the slave's current binary log file
name and position within that file). The output can be used in a subsequent
@code{CHANGE MASTER TO} command. Normal users should never need to run
this command. It is primarily reserved for internal use by the fail-safe
replication code. We may later change the syntax if we find a more
......@@ -26959,7 +26960,7 @@ For @code{BLOB} and @code{TEXT} columns, you must index a prefix of the
column. You cannot index the entire column.
In MySQL Version 3.23.23 or later, you can also create special
@strong{FULLTEXT} indexes. They are used for full-text search. Only the
@code{FULLTEXT} indexes. They are used for full-text search. Only the
@code{MyISAM} table type supports @code{FULLTEXT} indexes. They can be
created only from @code{VARCHAR} and @code{TEXT} columns.
Indexing always happens over the entire column and partial indexing is not
......@@ -28034,7 +28035,7 @@ You should not symlink tables on systems that don't have a fully
working @code{realpath()} call. (At least Linux and Solaris support
@code{realpath()})
In MySQL 4.0 symlinks are only fully supported for @code{MyISAM}
In MySQL 4.0 symlinks are fully supported only for @code{MyISAM}
tables. For other table types you will probably get strange problems
when doing any of the above mentioned commands.
......@@ -28048,7 +28049,7 @@ and the data/index files.
@item
You can symlink the index file and the datafile to different directories
independent of the other.
independently of the other.
@item
The symlinking can be done from the operating system (if @code{mysqld} is
......@@ -28058,13 +28059,14 @@ in @code{CREATE TABLE}. @xref{CREATE TABLE}.
@item
@code{myisamchk} will not replace a symlink with the index/file but
work directly on the files the symlinks points to. Any temporary files
will be created in the same directory where the data/index file is.
will be created in the same directory where the data or index file is
located.
@item
When you drop a table that is using symlinks, both the symlink and the
file the symlink points to is dropped. This is a good reason to why you
should @strong{not} run @code{mysqld} as root and not allow persons to have write
access to the MySQL database directories.
file the symlink points to are dropped. This is a good reason to why you
should @strong{not} run @code{mysqld} as @code{root} or allow
persons to have write access to the MySQL database directories.
@item
If you rename a table with @code{ALTER TABLE RENAME} and you don't change
......@@ -28091,7 +28093,7 @@ Things that are not yet supported:
@item
@code{CREATE TABLE} doesn't report if the table has symbolic links.
@item
@code{mysqldump} doesn't include the symbolic links information in the output.
@code{mysqldump} doesn't include the symbolic link information in the output.
@item
@code{BACKUP TABLE} and @code{RESTORE TABLE} don't respect symbolic links.
@end itemize
......@@ -36008,7 +36010,7 @@ When you use @code{ORDER BY} or @code{GROUP BY} with a @code{TEXT} or
@item
In MySQL Version 3.23.23 or later, you can also create special
@strong{FULLTEXT} indexes. They are used for full-text search. Only the
@code{FULLTEXT} indexes. They are used for full-text search. Only the
@code{MyISAM} table type supports @code{FULLTEXT} indexes. They can be created
only from @code{VARCHAR} and @code{TEXT} columns.
Indexing always happens over the entire column, partial indexing is not
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