--compress

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Overview

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

Compress individual backup files using the specified compression algorithm. Currently the only supported algorithm is 'quicklz'. It is also the default algorithm, i.e., the one used when --compress is used without an argument.

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