[root@heyong ~]# mysql -uroot -p
Enter password: 
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Your MySQL connection id is 487032Server version: 5.7.17 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

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mysql>

mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.7.17    |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql>

mysql> status
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mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.17, for linux-glibc2.5 (x86_64) using  EditLine wrapper

Connection id:        488398
Current database:    
Current user:        root@localhost
SSL:            Not in use
Current pager:        stdout
Using outfile:        ''
Using delimiter:    ;
Server version:        5.7.17 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:            5 days 10 hours 5 min 40 sec

Threads: 154  Questions: 15051829  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 37599  Flush tables: 11  Open tables: 1563  Queries per second avg: 32.138
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mysql>

[root@heyong tools]# mysql --help | grep Distrib 
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.17, for linux-glibc2.5 (x86_64) using EditLine wrapper