Section 4.5.5, “mysqlimport — A Data Import Program” Section 4.5.7, “mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information” Section 4.5.8, “mysqlslap — A Load Emulation Client” Section 2.3.4.9, “Testing The MySQL Installation” 

## --plugin 

Section 5.1.7, “Server Command Options” 

## --plugin-dir 

Section 4.2.3, “Command Options for Connecting to the Server” Section 6.4.1.7, “LDAP Pluggable Authentication” Section 4.5.1.1, “mysql Client Options” Section 4.4.5, “mysql_upgrade — Check and Upgrade MySQL Tables” Section 4.5.2, “mysqladmin — A MySQL Server Administration Program” Section 4.6.9, “mysqlbinlog — Utility for Processing Binary Log Files” Section 4.5.3, “mysqlcheck — A Table Maintenance Program” Section 4.3.2, “mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script” Section 4.5.4, “mysqldump — A Database Backup Program” Section 4.5.5, “mysqlimport — A Data Import Program” Section 4.5.6, “mysqlpump — A Database Backup Program” Section 4.5.7, “mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information” Section 4.5.8, “mysqlslap — A Load Emulation Client” Section 6.2.17, “Pluggable Authentication” 

## --plugin-innodb-file-per-table 

Section 5.1.7, “Server Command Options” 

## --plugin-load 

Section 6.4.5.10, “Audit Log Reference” Section 5.6.5.2, “ddl_rewriter Plugin Options” Section 13.7.4.4, “INSTALL PLUGIN Statement” Section 5.6.1, “Installing and Uninstalling Plugins” Section 6.4.4.17, “Keyring Command Options” Section 6.4.4.3, “Keyring Plugin Installation” Section 2.9.7, “MySQL Source-Configuration Options” Section 5.1.7, “Server Command Options” Section 6.4.3.3, “Transitioning to the Password Validation Component” Section 1.3, “What Is New in MySQL 8.0” 

## --plugin-load-add 

Section 6.4.5.10, “Audit Log Reference” Section 6.4.2.1, “Connection-Control Plugin Installation” Section 5.6.5.2, “ddl_rewriter Plugin Options” Section 5.6.1, “Installing and Uninstalling Plugins” Section 5.6.7.1, “Installing the Clone Plugin” Section 6.4.4.3, “Keyring Plugin Installation” Section 6.4.1.7, “LDAP Pluggable Authentication” Section 6.4.1.8, “No-Login Pluggable Authentication” Section 6.4.1.5, “PAM Pluggable Authentication” Section 6.4.3.2, “Password Validation Options and Variables” Section 5.1.7, “Server Command Options” Section 6.4.1.9, “Socket Peer-Credential Pluggable Authentication” Section 6.4.1.10, “Test Pluggable Authentication” 

