--socket (-S)

Overview

This is a command-line option for the mariadb-backup & mariabackup commands (arg: Required).

This option specifies the socket to use when connecting to the local database server with a UNIX domain socket. The option accepts a string argument. See mysql --help for details.

See also: Options for mariadb-backup & mariabackup in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6, in 10.5 ES, in 10.4 ES, in 10.3 ES, in 10.2 ES, in 10.6 CS, in 10.5 CS, in 10.4 CS, in 10.3 CS, and in 10.2 CS

CHANGE HISTORY

Release Series

History

10.6 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.

10.6 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.6.0.

10.5 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.

10.5 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.0.

10.4 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.

10.4 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.0.

10.3 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.16-1.

10.3 Community

  • Added in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.4.

10.2 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.25-1.

10.2 Community

  • Added in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.8.