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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#          FILE: mysqlstatus.sh
+# 
+#         USAGE: ./mysqlstatus.sh 
+# 
+#   DESCRIPTION: A quick and dirty window into what mysql is doing
+# 
+#       OPTIONS: 
+#  REQUIREMENTS: Port Number
+#         NOTES: 
+#        AUTHOR: C Hawley (S Fertig)
+#  ORGANIZATION: 
+#       CREATED: 2013-09-27
+#      REVISION: Wed 04 Nov 2015 10:49:20 AM EST
+#===============================================================================
+
+set -o nounset                              # Treat unset variables as an error
+
+host="127.0.0.1"							# default to localhost
+refresh=.5									# how long between refreshes
+
+# Use default MySQL port unless another port is specified on command line
+if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
+	port=3306
+else
+	port=$1
+fi
+
+# if 2 arguments then accept port and refresh rate
+if [ "$#" -eq 2 ]; then
+		port=$1
+		refresh=$2
+fi
+
+# if more than 2 arguments, fail
+if [ "$#" -gt 2 ]; then
+		echo "Too Many Arguments"
+		echo "Usage: mysqlstatus [port] [refresh]"
+		exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check connection to database
+if [[ ! $(mysql -h"${host}" -P"${port}" -e 'show databases;' 2>/dev/null) ]]; then
+		echo "Cannot connect to database on port ${port}"
+		exit 1
+fi
+
+while sleep "${refresh}";do 
+	clear; 
+	echo "Peeking at non-root activity on port ${port} (refreshing every ${refresh}s) ( <ctrl>-c to quit )"
+	echo ""
+	mysql -h"${host}" -P"${port}" INFORMATION_SCHEMA -e "
+SELECT USER, CPU_TIME, TOTAL_CONNECTIONS, BUSY_TIME, BYTES_RECEIVED, BYTES_SENT, SELECT_COMMANDS, DENIED_CONNECTIONS, LOST_CONNECTIONS FROM USER_STATISTICS 
+WHERE USER != 'root' ORDER BY BUSY_TIME DESC, TOTAL_CONNECTIONS DESC LIMIT 20; SELECT DB, USER, COMMAND, TIME, STATE, LEFT(INFO,100) FROM processlist WHERE
+USER != 'root' ORDER BY TIME DESC LIMIT 50;
+"; 
+done