mariadb-plugin & mysql_plugin for MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5

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Overview

The mariadb-plugin utility installs plugins for MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.

MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5 also provides a symbolic link to the utility's legacy name (mysql_plugin).

Option	Description
--basedir (-b)	The basedir for the server.
--datadir (-d)	The datadir for the server.
--help (-?)	Display this help and exit.
--lc-messages-dir (-l)	The error messages dir for the server.
--my-print-defaults (-f)	Path to my_print_defaults executable. Example: /source/temp11/extra
--mysqld (-m)	Path to mysqld executable. Example: /sbin/temp1/mysql/bin
--no-defaults (-n)	Do not read values from configuration file.
--plugin-dir (-p)	The plugin dir for the server.
--plugin-ini (-i)	Read plugin information from configuration file specified instead of from <plugin-dir>/<plugin_name>.ini.
--print-defaults (-P)	Show default values from configuration file.
--verbose (-v)	More verbose output; you can use this multiple times to get even more verbose output.
--version (-V)	Output version information and exit.