*NIX, MySQL question about mysqld_safe

hello gurus,

when i start the mysql daemon how come my system only recognizes the command as…

/usr/local/mysql root# bin/mysqld_safe &

but not…

/usr/local/mysql/bin root# mysqld_safe &

it seems that i have to be out of the bin directory in order to start the mysql daemon. how do i get it to understand the latter?

thanks!
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