$ mysql -p --user=root
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2442
Server version: 5.0.51a-24+lenny3 (Debian)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> use somebody;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> show tables;
+--------------------+
| Tables_in_somebody |
+--------------------+
| auth               |
| shortcuts          |
| thankyou           |
| users              |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> use asmadeus;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> show tables;
ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server during query
mysql> show tables;
ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect...
Connection id:    2443
Current database: asmadeus

ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server during query
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