Bug #60394 mysql client tool's '-m' option seems to be depricated.

• Submitted: 8 Mar 2011 17:20
• Reporter: Meiji KIMURA
• Status: Verified
• Category: MySQL Server: Command-line Clients
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.5.35, 5.6.15, 5.7.34, 5.6.51
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any

[8 Mar 2011 17:20] Meiji KIMURA

Description:
In mysql client tool's document, there is a description for '-m'.
'-m' is short form option for '--column-type-info' and it was added in MySQL 5.1.21. See these manual for that.

[MySQL 5.1.x]
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-command-options.html#option_mysql_column-type...

[MySQL 5.5.x]
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/mysql-command-options.html#option_mysql_column-type...

But the latest version for both (MySQL 5.1.56 and MySQL 5.5.9) don't support '-m'.

I supposed that '-m' was depricated or build is broken.
Please modify the document (or program).

How to repeat:
(1) Activate mysql command client tool with '-m'. That cause this error.

: unknown option '-m'

(2) But Activate mysql command client tool with '--column-type-info', it works well.

[28 Jan 2014 6:47] MySQL Verification Team

Hello Meiji,

Thank you for the bug report.
Verified as described.

Thanks,
Umesh