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README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Feature rich MySQL / MariaDB backup script.
 
 ## Example
 
-**Usage:** `mysql_backup.sh -d /backup/dir/ -n daily [-c 10 -s -a -e test@domain.org]`
+**Usage:** `mysql_backup.sh -d /backup/dir/ -n daily [-c 10 -s -z -e test@domain.org]`
 
 ## Options
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ compress dump using gzip
 
 ## Setup script in crontab
 
-`20      01      *       *     *    root    /bin/sh /path/to/mysql_backup.sh -d /backup/dir/ -n daily -c 10 -e admin@email.com -a`
+`20      01      *       *     *    root    /bin/sh /path/to/mysql_backup.sh -d /backup/dir/ -n daily -c 10 -e admin@email.com -z`
 
 ## .my.cnf example
 

mysql_backup.sh

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
 	    -s | --single-transaction ) 
                                 singletrans=1
                                 ;;
-	    -z | --compress )       archive=1
+	    -z | --compress )       compress=1
                                 ;;
 	    -q | --quiet )		    quiet=1
 				                ;;
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ dump_file_name="${dir}/mysqldump.${name}.${date}.sql" ;
 
 mysqldump ${mysqlparams} > ${dump_file_name} ;
 
-if [ "${archive}" ] ; then
+if [ "${compress}" ] ; then
 
 	if [ ! "${quiet}" ] ; then
-        echo "Archiving dump (`date +\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\"`)..." ;
+        echo "Compressing dump (`date +\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\"`)..." ;
 	fi
 
 	gzip ${dump_file_name} ;