mysql> status;
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mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.69, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1
Connection id:3
Current database:
Current user: root@localhost
SSL: Not in use
Current pager:stdout
Using outfile:''
Using delimiter:;
Server version:5.1.69 Source distribution
Protocol version:10
Connection: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server characterset:utf8
Db characterset:utf8
Client characterset:utf8
Conn. characterset:utf8
UNIX socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime: 3 days 14 hours 50 sec
Threads: 1 Questions: 5 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 15 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 8 Queries per second avg: 0.0

mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.1.69 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.12 sec)