that's a unix shell command that basicly puts the process in the background.
if you type that command at your console you'll notice you get a prompt
right away.
This allows safe_mysqld to run in the background (somewhat like a daemon)
thanks,
-- Andrew
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> I lost track of the tutorial where I saw the command
> safe_mysqld --log &
> What is the & for?
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