SHOW CREATE TABLE

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

Synopsis

ShowCreateTableStmt ::=
    "SHOW" "CREATE" "TABLE" (SchemaName ".")? 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

• CREATE TABLE
• DROP TABLE
• SHOW TABLES
• SHOW COLUMNS FROM