linux-twjc:~ # mysql -p*****
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Your MySQL connection id is 68
Server version: 5.0.51b-log Source distribution

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
 
mysql> show engines;
+------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Engine     | Support | Comment                                                        |
+------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| MyISAM     | DEFAULT | Default engine as of MySQL 3.23 with great performance         | 
| MEMORY     | YES     | Hash based, stored in memory, useful for temporary tables      | 
| InnoDB     | YES     | Supports transactions, row-level locking, and foreign keys     | 
| BerkeleyDB | NO      | Supports transactions and page-level locking                   | 
| BLACKHOLE  | NO      | /dev/null storage engine (anything you write to it disappears) | 
| EXAMPLE    | NO      | Example storage engine                                         | 
| ARCHIVE    | NO      | Archive storage engine                                         | 
| CSV        | NO      | CSV storage engine                                             | 
| ndbcluster | NO      | Clustered, fault-tolerant, memory-based tables                 | 
| FEDERATED  | YES     | Federated MySQL storage engine                                 |                                                     
| MRG_MYISAM | YES     | Collection of identical MyISAM tables                          | 
| ISAM       | NO      | Obsolete storage engine                                        | 
+------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
12 rows in set (0.02 sec)
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