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MYSQLSHOW(1)		     MySQL Database System		  MYSQLSHOW(1)



NAME
       mysqlshow - display database, table, and column information

SYNOPSIS
       mysqlshow [options] [db_name [tbl_name [col_name]]]

DESCRIPTION
       The mysqlshow client can be used to quickly see which databases exist,
       their tables, or a tables columns or indexes.

       mysqlshow provides a command-line interface to several SQL SHOW
       statements. See Section 5.4, SHOW Syntax. The same information can be
       obtained by using those statements directly. For example, you can issue
       them from the mysql client program.

       Invoke mysqlshow like this:

	  shell> mysqlshow [options] [db_name [tbl_name [col_name]]]

	 If no database is given, a list of database names is shown.

	 If no table is given, all matching tables in the database are shown.

	 If no column is given, all matching columns and column types in the
	  table are shown.


       The output displays only the names of those databases, tables, or
       columns for which you have some privileges.

       If the last argument contains shell or SQL wildcard characters (*,
       ?, %, or _), only those names that are matched by the wildcard
       are shown. If a database name contains any underscores, those should be
       escaped with a backslash (some Unix shells require two) to get a list
       of the proper tables or columns. * and ? characters are converted
       into SQL % and _ wildcard characters. This might cause some
       confusion when you try to display the columns for a table with a _ in
       the name, because in this case, mysqlshow shows you only the table
       names that match the pattern. This is easily fixed by adding an extra
       % last on the command line as a separate argument.

       mysqlshow supports the following options:

	 --help, -?

	  Display a help message and exit.

	 --character-sets-dir=path

	  The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 9.1,
	  The Character Set Used for Data and Sorting.

	 --compress, -C

	  Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
	  both support compression.

	 --count

	  Show the number of rows per table. This can be slow for non-MyISAM
	  tables. This option was added in MySQL 5.0.6.

	 --debug[=debug_options], -# [debug_options]

	  Write a debugging log. The debug_options string often is
	  d:t:o,file_name.

	 --default-character-set=charset_name

	  Use charset_name as the default character set. See Section 9.1, The
	  Character Set Used for Data and Sorting.

	 --host=host_name, -h host_name

	  Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

	 --keys, -k

	  Show table indexes.

	 --password[=password (INSECURE)], -p[password (INSECURE)]

	  The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
	  short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
	  and the password. If you omit the password value following the
	  --password or -p option on the command line, you are prompted for
	  one.

	  Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
	  insecure. See Section 7.6, Keeping Your Password Secure.

	 --port=port_num, -P port_num

	  The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

	 --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}

	  The connection protocol to use.

	 --show-table-type, -t

	  Show a column indicating the table type, as in SHOW FULL TABLES. The
	  type is BASE TABLE or VIEW. This option was added in MySQL 5.0.4.

	 --socket=path, -S path

	  For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on
	  Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.

	 --ssl*

	  Options that begin with --ssl specify whether to connect to the
	  server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates.
	  See Section 7.7.3, SSL Command Options.

	 --status, -i

	  Display extra information about each table.

	 --user=user_name, -u user_name

	  The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.

	 --verbose, -v

	  Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
	  This option can be used multiple times to increase the amount of
	  information.

	 --version, -V

	  Display version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1997-2006 MySQL AB

       This documentation is NOT distributed under a GPL license. Use of this
       documentation is subject to the following terms: You may create a
       printed copy of this documentation solely for your own personal use.
       Conversion to other formats is allowed as long as the actual content is
       not altered or edited in any way. You shall not publish or distribute
       this documentation in any form or on any media, except if you
       distribute the documentation in a manner similar to how MySQL
       disseminates it (that is, electronically for download on a Web site
       with the software) or on a CD-ROM or similar medium, provided however
       that the documentation is disseminated together with the software on
       the same medium. Any other use, such as any dissemination of printed
       copies or use of this documentation, in whole or in part, in another
       publication, requires the prior written consent from an authorized
       representative of MySQL AB. MySQL AB reserves any and all rights to
       this documentation not expressly granted above.

       Please email  for more information.

SEE ALSO
       msql2mysql(1), my_print_defaults(1), myisam_ftdump(1), myisamchk(1),
       myisamlog(1), myisampack(1), mysql(1), mysql.server(1),
       mysql_config(1), mysql_explain_log(1), mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1),
       mysql_tzinfo_to_sql(1), mysql_upgrade(1), mysql_zap(1), mysqlaccess(1),
       mysqladmin(1), mysqlbinlog(1), mysqlcheck(1), mysqld(8),
       mysqld_multi(1), mysqld_safe(1), mysqldump(1), mysqlhotcopy(1),
       mysqlimport(1), mysqlmanager(8), perror(1), replace(1), safe_mysqld(1)

       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
       may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
       http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR
       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes with no
       warranty.



MySQL 5.0			  12/20/2006			  MYSQLSHOW(1)




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