mysqladmin — A MySQL Server Administration Program • --help ,  -? • --bind-address= ip_address • --character-sets-dir= dir_name • --compress ,  -C • --compression-algorithms= value • --connect-timeout= value • --count= N ,  -c  N • --debug[= debug_options ] ,  -# [ debug_options ] Display a help message and exit. On a computer having multiple network interfaces, use this option to select which interface to use for connecting to the MySQL server. The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 10.15, “Character Set Configuration” . Compress all information sent between the client and the server if possible. See Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . As of MySQL 8.0.18, this option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL. See Configuring Legacy Connection Compression. The permitted compression algorithms for connections to the server. The available algorithms are the same as for the  protocol_compression_algorithms  system variable. The default value is uncompressed . For more information, see Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . This option was added in MySQL 8.0.18. The maximum number of seconds before connection timeout. The default value is 43200 (12 hours). The number of iterations to make for repeated command execution if the  --sleep  option is given. 455 Option Name Description Introduced Deprecated --verbose Verbose mode --version Display version information and exit --vertical Print query output rows vertically (one line per column value) --wait If the connection cannot be established, wait and retry instead of aborting --zstd-compression-level Compression level for connections to server that use zstd compression 8.0.18