# mysql\_find\_rows

`mysql_find_rows` reads files containing SQL statements and extracts statements that match a given regular expression or that contain [USE db\_name](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/use-database) or [SET](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/set-commands/set) statements.

From [MariaDB 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/aEnK0ZXmUbJzqQrTjFyb/community-server/old-releases/10.5/what-is-mariadb-105), the client is called `mariadb-find-rows`. It can still be accessed under its original `mysql_find_rows` name via a symlink in Linux, or an alternate binary in Windows.

See [mariadb-find-rows](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/administrative-tools/mariadb-find-rows) for details.

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