MySQL utility - mysqlindexcheck

mysqlindexcheck utility in MySQL

mysqlindexcheck   check for duplicate or redundant indexes

Usage: mysqlindexcheck --server=user:pass@host:port:socket db1.table1 db2 db3.table2


mysqlindexcheck utility, in MySQL, reads the indexes for one or more tables (in specific/all databases) and identifies duplicate and potentially redundant indexes.

mysqlindexcheck --help
mysqlindexcheck --version

mysqlindexcheck --server=root:secret@localhost world
mysqlindexcheck --server=root@localhost --show-drops employees
mysqlindexcheck --server=root@localhost --show-indexes --format=TAB employees

mysqlindexcheck --server=mysql_dba employees --verbose
mysqlindexcheck --server=mysql_dba employees --vvv --skip

mysqlindexcheck Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  --help                display a help message and exit
  --license             display program's license and exit
  --server=SERVER       connection information for the server in the form: user[:password]@host[:port][:socket] or login-path[:port][:socket] or config-path[[group]].

  --ssl-ca=SSL_CA       path to a file that contains a list of trusted SSL CAs.
  --ssl-cert=SSL_CERT   name of the SSL certificate file to use for  establishing a secure connection.
  --ssl-key=SSL_KEY     name of the SSL key file to use for establishing a secure connection.
  --ssl=SSL             specifies if the server connection requires use of  SSL. If an encrypted connection cannot be established, the connection attempt fails. By default 0 (SSL not required).

  -d, --show-drops      display DROP statements for dropping indexes
  -i, --show-indexes    display indexes for each table
  -s, --skip            skip tables that do not exist
  -f FORMAT, --format=FORMAT  display the list of indexes per table in either sql, grid (default), tab, csv, or vertical format

  --stats               show index performance statistics
  --best=BEST           limit index statistics to the best N indexes
  --worst=WORST         limit index statistics to the worst N indexes
  -r, --report-indexes  reports if a table has neither UNIQUE indexes nor a PRIMARY key
  -v, --verbose         control how much information is displayed. e.g., -v = verbose, -vv = more verbose, -vvv = debug


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