> >
> >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
At 18:29 -0500 8/1/04, Whil Hentzen wrote:
> >I've been looking through the doc, the --help file, and the messages in
> the archives, and I can't find a reference to what this & character
> _means_.
>
The "&" tells bash to fork the process into the background so you get
your console / xterm
> >I've been looking through the doc, the --help file, and the messages in
> > the archives, and I can't find a reference to what this & character
> > _means_.
> >
> The "&" tells bash to fork the process into the background so you get
> your console / xterm back. If you don't use the "&" at the e
hi...
within the linux/unix world, the '&' at the end of a shell/command normally
has meant to run the command as a background process
for further information, search google for '& background process linux'
etc...
-bruce
-Original Message-
From: Whil Hentzen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE
Whil Hentzen wrote:
faild and locked up. I'm hoping it is no. 1 that happened. if so,
how do I get a command prompt after I start the server?
Did you end the command with a & character?
I've been looking through the doc, the --help file, and the messages in the
archives, and I can't fi
