SHOW CREATE TABLE
Description
SHOW CREATE TABLE returns the CREATE TABLE statement or CREATE VIEW statement that was used to create a given table or view. SHOW CREATE TABLE on a non-existent table or a temporary view throws an exception.
Syntax
SHOW CREATE TABLE table_identifier
Parameters
-
table_identifier
Specifies a table or view name, which may be optionally qualified with a database name.
Syntax:
[ database_name. ] table_name
Examples
CREATE TABLE test (c INT) ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
STORED AS TEXTFILE
TBLPROPERTIES ('prop1' = 'value1', 'prop2' = 'value2');
SHOW CREATE TABLE test;
+----------------------------------------------------+
| createtab_stmt|
+----------------------------------------------------+
|CREATE TABLE `default`.`test` (`c` INT)
USING text
TBLPROPERTIES (
'transient_lastDdlTime' = '1586269021',
'prop1' = 'value1',
'prop2' = 'value2')
+----------------------------------------------------+