Where is mysql/bin directory?

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database backups using mysql dump , i need mysql/bin directory to do the following
mysqldump -h myhost -u root -pmypass ijdb > ijdb_backup.sql

where do i find this bin directory, or if that doesnt exist where should put that dump file to make that command work? i m using windows xp
Thanks in advance

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Hi,

I am not sure what u are using for development with MySQL, but I have one idea.

If you installed mysql than bin folder is inside MySQL folder,
If you are using XAMPP then bin folder is inside XAMPP\MySQL\bin

Basically your bin folder should be in your mysql directory.