.. _extended_mysqlbinlog:

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Extended ``mysqlbinlog``
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|Percona Server| has implemented protocol compression support for the
:command:`mysqlbinlog` command. 

You can request protocol compression when connecting to a remote server to
transfer binary log files. The protocol compression helps reduce the
bandwidth use and improves the transfer speed.

In the `mysqlbinlog utility
<https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysqlbinlog.html>`__ add either the
``--compress`` or ``-C`` flag to the command-line options.

.. code-block:: mysql

    > mysqlbinlog [--compress|-C] --remote-server


Version Specific Information
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  * :rn:`5.7.10-1`
    Feature ported from |Percona Server| 5.6
