Time for Linux basics 101...
Command line syntax can be input in more than one line using a backslash (\), this is done to avoid line wrapping problems/confusion that can occur with long commands. Here is an example:
# ping 192.168.0.1 <enter>
can also be done with:
# ping \ <enter>
192.1668.0.1 <enter>
So any line(s) with a "\" can be all input into 1 line if you remove the \.
/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables \ <enter>
< ./set.password <enter>
Can also be done as:
/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables < ./set.password <enter>
I’m an idiot! !!!!!!!
Sorry, I should have taken this into account when posting the answer. I thought you were joking.