Hi, My machine (linux if it matters) is named "naif". In my /usr/local/mysql/var directory, in addition to what I expect to see, there are a number of files named naif-bin.001, naif-bin.002, ..., naif-bin.009. Some of these files are quite large, nearly 100 megabytes. What are they? There is also a small file named naif-bin.index.
Thanks, Bill $ sudo ls -l var total 191608 ... drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Apr 19 11:13 mysql -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 57755399 Jun 4 16:27 naif-bin.001 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 93484844 Jun 5 15:32 naif-bin.002 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 73 Jun 5 16:52 naif-bin.003 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 73 Jun 5 17:05 naif-bin.004 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 86 Jun 5 17:08 naif-bin.005 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 827434 Jun 7 15:44 naif-bin.006 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 4725 Jun 7 16:11 naif-bin.007 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 43766150 Jun 17 13:00 naif-bin.008 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 82322 Jun 25 09:02 naif-bin.009 -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 135 Jun 17 13:04 naif-bin.index -rw-r--r-- 1 mysql root 1474 Jun 17 13:04 naif.err -rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 3 Jun 17 13:04 naif.pid drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Apr 19 11:13 test -- Bill Rausch, Software Development, UNIX, Mac, Windows Numerical Applications, Richland, WA 509-943-0861 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php