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title: "What does myisamchk do?"  
description: "What does myisamchk do?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-04-23  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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category: "mysql"  
tags: ["mysql"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What does myisamchk do?

It compressed the MyISAM tables, which reduces their disk usage.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

It compressed the MyISAM tables, which reduces their disk usage.


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