root@qasim-laptop:/etc/asterisk# mysql --user=root --password=manishah --database=asterisk
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
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Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 168
Server version: 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 (Ubuntu)

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