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NAME
       mysqld - the MySQL server
SYNOPSIS
       mysqld [options]
DESCRIPTION
       mysqld, also known as MySQL Server, is the main program that does most
       of the work in a MySQL installation. MySQL Server manages access to the
       MySQL data directory that contains databases and tables. The data
       directory is also the default location for other information such as
       log files and status files.
       When MySQL server starts, it listens for network connections from
       client programs and manages access to databases on behalf of those
       clients.
       The mysqld program has many options that can be specified at startup.
       For a complete list of options, run this command:
           shell> mysqld --verbose --help
       MySQL Server also has a set of system variables that affect its
       operation as it runs. System variables can be set at server startup,
       and many of them can be changed at runtime to effect dynamic server
       reconfiguration. MySQL Server also has a set of status variables that
       provide information about its operation. You can monitor these status
       variables to access runtime performance characteristics.
       For a full description of MySQL Server command options, system
       variables, and status variables, see Section 5.1, "The MySQL Server".
       For information about installing MySQL and setting up the initial
       configuration, see Chapter 2, Installing and Upgrading MySQL.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
       This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.
       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see
       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

SEE ALSO
       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
       may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
       http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
AUTHOR
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).

MySQL 5.1                         04/06/2010                         MYSQLD(8)