SHOW MASTER STATUS
        This statement provides status information about the binary log
        files of the master. It requires either the
        SUPER or
        REPLICATION CLIENT privilege.
      
Example:
mysql> SHOW MASTER STATUS;
+---------------+----------+--------------+------------------+
| File          | Position | Binlog_Do_DB | Binlog_Ignore_DB |
+---------------+----------+--------------+------------------+
| mysql-bin.003 | 73       | test         | manual,mysql     |
+---------------+----------+--------------+------------------+


User Comments
"show slave status" on a master returns empty set, but "show master status" on a slave doesn't.
Seems odd to stash this node only under "SQL Statements for Controlling Master Servers." It means _something_ in the context of "SQL Statements for Controlling Slave Servers," but what?
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