How do i see the progess of mysql dump?

Question

I use the following command to restore mysql dump.

mysql --defaults-file=/apps/mysql/instance/db01/my.cnf-UTIL < abc.sql

How will I be able to see the progress of the restore?

Answer 1

I do it like this:

pv -pert abc.sql | mysql --defaults-file=/apps/mysql/instance/db01/my.cnf-UTIL

pv is the Linux tool to "monitor the progress of data through a pipe."

The output with the -pert options looks like this:

0:00:29 [1.98MiB/s] [===>                                     ] 10% ETA 0:03:54

As the pv command reads through the file and passes it to mysql , the progress bar advances, the time updates, and so on. It's really handy.

Answer 2

Use the -v option to produce verbose output. It will show each query as it's being executed.

mysql -v --defaults-file=/apps/mysql/instance/db01/my.cnf-UTIL < abc.sql

You can also use -vv or -vvv to add increasing amounts of detail in the output, such as the number of rows affected and the amount of time taken by the query.