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What does an arrow ("->") symbol mean on the command line?

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I'm working with Terminal (Mac OS X), but I think this is a built-in part of Linux. Sometimes, when I execute a command, Terminal returns a new, indented line with just on the line. It seems like it's waiting for something, but I don't know if it requires action on my part or not. Pressing enter si…

Error Output

$ mysql -u root -h host -p
Enter password:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is X
Server version: 5…

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In the MySQL command-line tool that means the tool expects your input to continue on the next line. Here it is waiting for the destination path. Common "full" SQL commands are written with indents, which is supported at the command line. You would s…

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