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 Details:
 
-* A volume named `dockerxwiki_mysql-data` is created. You can inspect it with `docker volume inspect dockerxwiki_mysql-data` and find out the location on your host's file system.
+* A volume named `<prefix>_mysql-data` is created (you can list all volumes with `docker volume ls`). You can inspect it with `docker volume <perfix>_mysql-data` and find out the location on your host's file system.
 * To issue some mysql commands:
-** Find the container id with `docker ps` 
-** Execute bash in the mysql container: `docker exec -it <containerid> bash -l`
-** Once inside the mysql container execute the `mysql` command: `mysql --user=xwiki --password=xwiki`
+ * Find the container id with `docker ps` 
+ * Execute bash in the mysql container: `docker exec -it <containerid> bash -l`
+ * Once inside the mysql container execute the `mysql` command: `mysql --user=xwiki --password=xwiki`
 
 Future ideas:
 * Setup xinit