What does -> ? mean at the end of a linux command?

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For example

Path to MySQL shared libraries directory: /usr/local/mysql/lib -> ?

That tutorial refers to Webmin. Demo installation is here, username and password are demo. See the screen at Servers » MySQL Database Server » Module Config.

bbaja42 · Answer 1 · 2011-06-03 17:13:39Z

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It means that '/usr/local/mysql/lib' is a link that should point to where you have locally installed mysql and it's library folder.

answered Jun 3 '11 at 17:13

bbaja42
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	Why would it appear like that in a Webmin MySQL module configuration guide? Wouldn't it suffice to enter `/usr/local/mysql/lib`? – Daniel Beck Jun 3 '11 at 17:19
	It is custom practice to make link such as /usr/local/mysql/lib, so when you get new version of mysql, you only need to update one link – bbaja42 Jun 3 '11 at 17:30
	So is this not a linux directive, but one specific for Webmin? – audio.zoom Jun 3 '11 at 18:08
	Yep. That is correct. – bbaja42 Jun 3 '11 at 18:29
	Thanks - this is very cool – audio.zoom Jun 3 '11 at 18:58

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