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# mariadbd

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Previously, the client was called `mysqld`. It can still be accessed under this name, via a symlink in Linux, or an alternate binary in Windows.
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See [mariadbd-options](/docs/server/server-management/starting-and-stopping-mariadb/mariadbd-options.md) for details.

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