SHOW [FULL] COLUMNS FROM
The statement SHOW [FULL] COLUMNS FROM <table_name> describes the columns of a table or view in a useful tabular format. The optional keyword FULL displays the privileges the current user has to that column, and the comment from the table definition.
The statements SHOW [FULL] FIELDS FROM <table_name>, DESC <table_name>, DESCRIBE <table_name>, and EXPLAIN <table_name> are aliases of this statement.
Synopsis
ShowStmt:
ShowColumnsFilterable:
OptFull:
FieldsOrColumns:
ShowTableAliasOpt:
FromOrIn:
TableName:
ShowDatabaseNameOpt:
DBName:
ShowLikeOrWhereOpt:
Examples
mysql> create view v1 as select 1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.11 sec)
mysql> show columns from v1;
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> desc v1;
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> describe v1;
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain v1;
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> show fields from v1;
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> show full columns from v1;
+-------+-----------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
| Field | Type | Collation | Null | Key | Default | Extra | Privileges | Comment |
+-------+-----------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
| 1 | bigint(1) | NULL | YES | | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
+-------+-----------+-----------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> show full columns from mysql.user;
+------------------------+---------------+-------------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
| Field | Type | Collation | Null | Key | Default | Extra | Privileges | Comment |
+------------------------+---------------+-------------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
| Host | char(255) | utf8mb4_bin | NO | PRI | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
| User | char(32) | utf8mb4_bin | NO | PRI | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
| authentication_string | text | utf8mb4_bin | YES | | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
| plugin | char(64) | utf8mb4_bin | YES | | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Select_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Insert_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Update_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Delete_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Drop_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Process_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Grant_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| References_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Alter_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Show_db_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Super_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_tmp_table_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Lock_tables_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Execute_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_view_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Show_view_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_routine_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Alter_routine_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Index_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_user_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Event_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Repl_slave_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Repl_client_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Trigger_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_role_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Drop_role_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Account_locked | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Shutdown_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Reload_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| FILE_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Config_priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| Create_Tablespace_Priv | enum('N','Y') | utf8mb4_bin | NO | | N | | select,insert,update,references | |
| User_attributes | json | NULL | YES | | NULL | | select,insert,update,references | |
+------------------------+---------------+-------------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
38 rows in set (0.00 sec)
MySQL compatibility
The SHOW [FULL] COLUMNS FROM statement in TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL. If you find any compatibility differences, report a bug.