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No luck. I tried:
mysqld_safe --init-file=~/mysql-init &
and got back
-sh: mysqld_safe: command not found
I then tried > mysqld_safe --init-file=~/mysql-init &
and got back
[1] 367
[1]+ ...

OK Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try and update tomorrow.

Can someone please guide me through the last few steps once more? I'm pretty sure I know the .pid file location, and I've created the text file the solution calls for. I simply can't get the final...

This is killing me. I've been trying different methods for three days now, and still no luck. Part of the problem may be that the previous command has never been successful either:

shell> kill...

All of the commands I entered were preceded by:
thomas-computer:~ root#

which sh
yielded
/bin/sh

echo $PATH
yielded
/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

and

ls -l /usr/bin/sh
yielded
ls:...

I'm trying to reset my MySQL password in Terminal (OSX user) and am feeling my way through the process, as I know very little Unix. The guide I'm using suggests the following command as the final...