mysql> ? show Name: 'SHOW' Description: SHOW has many forms that provide information about databases, tables, columns, or status information about the server. This section describes those following:
SHOW [FULL] COLUMNS FROM tbl_name [FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW CREATE DATABASE db_name SHOW CREATE FUNCTION funcname SHOW CREATE PROCEDURE procname SHOW CREATE TABLE tbl_name SHOW DATABASES [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW ENGINE engine_name ...{LOGS STATUS } SHOW [STORAGE] ENGINES SHOW ERRORS [LIMIT [offset,] row_count] SHOW FUNCTION STATUS [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW GRANTS FOR user SHOW INDEX FROM tbl_name [FROM db_name] SHOW INNODB STATUS SHOW PROCEDURE STATUS [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW [BDB] LOGS SHOW PLUGIN SHOW PRIVILEGES SHOW [FULL] PROCESSLIST SHOW [GLOBAL SESSION] STATUS [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW TABLE STATUS [FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW [OPEN] TABLES [FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW TRIGGERS SHOW [GLOBAL SESSION] VARIABLES [LIKE 'pattern'] SHOW WARNINGS [LIMIT [offset,] row_count]
The SHOW statement also has forms that provide information about