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#mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
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Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 5.7.11 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

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mysql> STATUS
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mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.11, for osx10.9 (x86_64) using  EditLine wrapper

Connection id:        8
Current database:    
Current user:        root@localhost
SSL:            Not in use
Current pager:        less
Using outfile:        ‘‘
Using delimiter:    ;
Server version:        5.7.11 MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version:    10
Connection:        Localhost via UNIX socket
Server characterset:    utf8
Db     characterset:    utf8
Client characterset:    utf8
Conn.  characterset:    utf8
UNIX socket:        /tmp/mysql.sock
Uptime:            8 days 15 hours 1 min 17 sec

Threads: 2  Questions: 21  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 114  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 0  Queries per second avg: 0.000
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pdo_mysql.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock  
mysql.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock  
mysqli.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock

[client]  
socket=/tmp/mysql.sock  
  
[mysqld]  
socket=/tmp/mysql.sock