While updating a record in a database, I inadvertantly forgot a "where" statement; so instead of changing just one record, I changed all 900 records in the database.
I've been trying to figure out how to fix this. My latest backup (through mysqldump) was about fifteen days ago. I'm fine with restoring the database to that point, and updating the rest by hand, but I'm having problems doing so. Some tutorials that I've read (such as this one http://www.devshed.com/c/a/MySQL/Backing-up-and-restoring-your-MySQL-Database/2/ ) say that I should do the following: _______________ /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u [username] -p [password] [database_to_restore] < [backupfile] _______________ But when I execute that command from the shell (starting from the directory in which the backup exists), I get a long message like this: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.21, for pc-linux (i686) Copyright (C) 2002 MySQL AB This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license Usage: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql [OPTIONS] [database] -?, --help Display this help and exit. --auto-rehash Enable automatic rehashing. One doesn't need to use 'rehash' to get table and field completion, but startup and reconnecting may take a longer time. Disable with --disable-auto-rehash. etc. etc. What am I doing wrong? And is there an easier way to do this? Thanks in advance for your help!!!!! -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
