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mysql> show status like '%thread%';
+------------------------+-------+
| Variable_name          | Value |
+------------------------+-------+
| Delayed_insert_threads | 0     |
| Slow_launch_threads    | 0     |
| Threads_cached         | 1     |
| Threads_connected      | 1     |
| Threads_created        | 2     |
| Threads_running        | 1     |
+------------------------+-------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)