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+# Automatically generated for Debian scripts. DO NOT TOUCH!
+[client]
+host     = localhost
+user     = root
+password = 
+socket   = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+[mysql_upgrade]
+host     = localhost
+user     = root
+password = 
+socket   = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+basedir  = /usr