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@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ Directory for client-side plugins\&.
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR,
\fB\-P \fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
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-The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection or 0 for default to, in order of preference, my.cnf, $MYSQL_TCP_PORT, /etc/services, built-in default (3306)\&.
+The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection or 0 for default to, in order of preference, my.cnf, $MYSQL_TCP_PORT, /etc/services, built-in default (3306)\&.
+Forces --protocol=tcp when specified on the command line without other connection properties\&.
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@@ -1200,6 +1201,7 @@ Do not write line numbers for errors\&. Useful when you want to compare result f
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For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use\&.
+Forces --protocol=socket when specified on the command line without other connection properties; on Windows, forces --protocol=pipe\&.
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