add --hex-blob option

Author: Karl DeBisschop

automysqlbackup

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ load_default_config() {
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_use_separate_dirs='yes'
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_compression='gzip'
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_commcomp='no'
+  CONFIG_mysql_dump_hex_blob='no'
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_latest='no'
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_latest_clean_filenames='no'
   CONFIG_mysql_dump_max_allowed_packet=''
@@ -532,6 +533,10 @@ parse_configuration () {
 	  opt=( "${opt[@]}" "--max_allowed_packet=${CONFIG_mysql_dump_max_allowed_packet}" )
 	  opt_fullschema=( "${opt_fullschema[@]}" "--max_allowed_packet=${CONFIG_mysql_dump_max_allowed_packet}" )
     }
+    [[ "${CONFIG_mysql_dump_hex_blob}" = "yes" ]]		&& {
+	  opt=( "${opt[@]}" '--hex-blob' )
+	  opt_fullschema=( "${opt_fullschema[@]}" '--hex-blob' )
+    }
     [[ "${CONFIG_mysql_dump_socket}" ]]			&& {
 	  opt=( "${opt[@]}" "--socket=${CONFIG_mysql_dump_socket}" )
 	  mysql_opt=( "${mysql_opt[@]}" "--socket=${CONFIG_mysql_dump_socket}" )

automysqlbackup.conf

@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ CONFIG_db_exclude_pattern=()
 # Choose Compression type. (gzip, bzip2 or xz)
 #CONFIG_mysql_dump_compression='gzip'
 
+# Use hex-blob for backup?
+#CONFIG_mysql_dump_hex_blob='no'
+
 # Store an additional copy of the latest backup to a standard
 # location so it can be downloaded by third party scripts.
 #CONFIG_mysql_dump_latest='no'