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Commit cb833ea8 authored by micah's avatar micah :speech_balloon:
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clarify how the nodata option should be specified in the config file for mysql

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...@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ compress = yes ...@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ compress = yes
# which databases to backup. should either be the word 'all' or a # which databases to backup. should either be the word 'all' or a
# space separated list of database names. # space separated list of database names.
# #
# nodata = < table1 table2 table3 > (no default) # nodata = < db.table1 db.table2 db.table3 > (no default)
# only dump the structure for the database tables listed here, this means # only dump the structure for the database tables listed here, this means
# no data contained in these tables will be dumped. This is very useful # no data contained in these tables will be dumped. This is very useful
# to backup databases that have tables with large amounts of cache data that # to backup databases that have tables with large amounts of cache data that
# isn't necessary to backup, but you still need the structure to exist # isn't necessary to backup, but you still need the structure to exist
# on a restore # on a restore. You *must* specify the table as part of a database, such
# as "drupal.cache", where the database name is "drupal" and the table that
# you do not want to dump the data for is called "cache".
# #
# backupdir = < path/to/destination > (default = /var/backups/mysql) # backupdir = < path/to/destination > (default = /var/backups/mysql)
# where to dump the backups. hotcopy backups will be in a subdirectory # where to dump the backups. hotcopy backups will be in a subdirectory
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