Seems like a formatting problem in the manpage. It would be best if the issue is referred to the MySQL bug tracker, since it also seems to affect official MySQL RPMs (tested on RedHat boxes, same exact issue with MySQL 5.x and 4.x manpages). Here's an example of a webified manpage with the same issue: http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/mysql.1.html
** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: mysql-dfsg-5.0 => mysql-dfsg Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Man page for mysql contains gibberish https://launchpad.net/bugs/74349 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs