> > > >Ah, it's not part of the mysqld command itself. Got it. > > Right. It's a process-control aspect of how the shell itself works.
And it's also rather confusing! *s* I really thought it was just another part of the command, not a structure like a pipe or a redirector..... Oh, these Windows newbies trying to learn Linux. Aren't they fun to watch!!!! *s* > The genesis of this in Unix is described in the "Process Control" > section of this document by Dennis Ritchie: > > http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/hist.html Super. Thanks! -- Whil Moving to Linux: Freedom, Choice, Security, Opportunity http://www.hentzenwerke.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]