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diff --git a/client/mysqladmin.c b/client/mysqladmin.c
index 95bc17e880b..09e6bf98f1c 100644
--- a/client/mysqladmin.c
+++ b/client/mysqladmin.c
@@ -420,6 +420,14 @@ static int execute_commands(MYSQL *mysql,int argc, char **argv)
{
const char *status;
+/*
+ MySQL documentation relies on the fact that mysqladmin will
+ execute commands in the order specified, e.g.
+ mysqladmin -u root flush-privileges password "newpassword"
+ to reset a lost root password.
+ If this behaviour is ever changed, Docs should be notified.
+*/
+
for (; argc > 0 ; argv++,argc--)
{
switch (find_type(argv[0],&command_typelib,2)) {