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 The xtrabackup Binary
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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:`--backup` or :option:`--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:`--stats` and :option:`--print-param`. 

Other Types of Backups
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   incremental_backups
   partial_backups
   compact_backups

Advanced Features
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   throttling_backups
   scripting_backups_xbk
   analyzing_table_statistics
   working_with_binary_logs
   restoring_individual_tables
   lru_dump
   
Implementation
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   implementation_details
   xtrabackup_exit_codes

References
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   xbk_option_reference
