The password to use when connecting to the server\&. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL programs\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
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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.
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which may already be installed locally and which is also available