SHOW CREATE TABLE

This statement shows the exact statement to recreate an existing table using SQL.

Synopsis

ShowCreateTableStmt
SHOWCREATETABLESchemaName.TableName

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.12 sec) mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE t1\G *************************** 1. row *************************** Table: t1 Create Table: CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

MySQL compatibility

The SHOW CREATE TABLE statement in TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL. If you find any compatibility differences, report a bug.

See also