SHOW [FULL] TABLES

This statement shows a list of tables and views in the currently selected database. The optional keyword FULL indicates if a table is of type BASE TABLE or VIEW.

To show tables in a different database, use SHOW TABLES IN DatabaseName.

Synopsis

ShowStmt:

ShowStmt

ShowTargetFilterable:

ShowTargetFilterable

ShowDatabaseNameOpt:

ShowDatabaseNameOpt

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (a int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.12 sec) mysql> CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT 1; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.10 sec) mysql> SHOW TABLES; +----------------+ | Tables_in_test | +----------------+ | t1 | | v1 | +----------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SHOW FULL TABLES; +----------------+------------+ | Tables_in_test | Table_type | +----------------+------------+ | t1 | BASE TABLE | | v1 | VIEW | +----------------+------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SHOW TABLES IN mysql; +----------------------+ | Tables_in_mysql | +----------------------+ | GLOBAL_VARIABLES | | bind_info | | columns_priv | | db | | default_roles | | gc_delete_range | | gc_delete_range_done | | help_topic | | role_edges | | stats_buckets | | stats_feedback | | stats_histograms | | stats_meta | | tables_priv | | tidb | | user | +----------------------+ 16 rows in set (0.00 sec)

MySQL compatibility

This statement is understood to be fully compatible with MySQL. Any compatibility differences should be reported via an issue on GitHub.

See also