.. _xtrabackup-binary: ================================================================================ The xtrabackup Binary ================================================================================ The |xtrabackup| binary is a compiled C program that is linked with the |InnoDB| libraries and the standard |MySQL| client libraries. The |InnoDB| libraries provide functionality necessary to apply a log to data files, and the |MySQL| client libraries provide command-line option parsing, configuration file parsing, and so on to give the binary a familiar look and feel. The tool runs in either :option:`xtrabackup --backup` or :option:`xtrabackup --prepare` mode, corresponding to the two main functions it performs. There are several variations on these functions to accomplish different tasks, and there are two less commonly used modes, :option:`xtrabackup --stats` and :option:`xtrabackup --print-param`. Other Types of Backups ================================================================================ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 incremental_backups partial_backups Advanced Features ================================================================================ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 ../advanced/throttling_backups scripting_backups_xbk analyzing_table_statistics working_with_binary_logs restoring_individual_tables lru_dump Implementation ================================================================================ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 implementation_details xtrabackup_exit_codes References ================================================================================ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 xbk_option_reference