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(64)      | 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 |         |
| 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 |         |
| 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 |         |
+-----------------------+---------------+-------------+------+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------+---------+
33 rows in set (0.01 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

• SHOW CREATE TABLE