$> mysql  
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Your MySQL connection id is 3
Server version: 5.1.56 Source distribution

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mysql> \s
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mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.56, for slackware-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1

Connection id:          3
Current database:
Current user:           spina@localhost
SSL:                    Not in use
Current pager:          stdout
Using outfile:          ''
Using delimiter:        ;
Server version:         5.1.56 Source distribution
Protocol version:       10
Connection:             Localhost via UNIX socket
Server characterset:    latin1
Db     characterset:    latin1
Client characterset:    latin1
Conn.  characterset:    latin1
UNIX socket:            /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime:                 2 min 1 sec

Threads: 1  Questions: 8  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 17  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 4  Queries per second avg: 0.66
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