In case we ever need it, mysql has provided us with the --i-am-a-dummy command line switch.
It’s a synonym for -U (--safe-updates) which will “Only allow UPDATE and DELETE that uses keys.”
In other words, it won’t let you accidentally send a file with DELETE * FROM thetable without a WHERE clause, for example. [link]
So, yeah, it’s just a reasonable little safe-mode feature. I was just chuckling because of the optional name.
