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.

•--help, -?

Display a help message and exit.

•--character-sets-dir=path, -c path

The directory where character sets are installed.

•--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.

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

Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string is 'd:t:o,file_name'. The default is 'd:t:o'.

•--debug-check

Print some debugging information when the program exits.

•--debug-info

Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program exits.

•--default-auth=name

Default authentication client-side plugin to use.

•--default-character-set=charset_name

Use charset_name as the default character set.

•--defaults-extra-file=filename

Set filename as the file to read default options from after the global defaults files has been read. Must be given as first option.

•--defaults-file=filename

Set filename as the file to read default options from, override global defaults files. Must be given as first option.

•--defaults-group-suffix=suffix

In addition to the groups named on the command line, read groups that have the given suffix.

•--host=host_name, -h host_name

Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host.

•--keys, -k

Show table indexes.

•--no-defaults

Do not read default options from any option file. This must be given as the first argument.

•--password[=password], -p[password]

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, mysqlshow prompts for one.

Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.

•--pipe, -W

On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.

•--plugin-dir=dir_name

Directory for client-side plugins.

•--port=port_num, -P port_num

The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection. Forces --protocol=tcp when specified on the command line without other connection properties.

•--protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}

The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a protocol to be used other than the one you want.

•--print-defaults

Print the program argument list and exit. This must be given as the first argument.

•--show-table-type, -t

Show a column indicating the table type, as in SHOW FULL TABLES. The type is BASE TABLE or VIEW.

•--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. Forces --protocol=socket when specified on the command line without other connection properties; on Windows, forces --protocol=pipe.

•--ssl

Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags). Disable with --skip-ssl.

•--ssl-ca=name

CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-capath=name

CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-cert=name

X509 cert in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-cipher=name

SSL cipher to use (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-key=name

X509 key in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-crl=name

Certificate revocation list (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-crlpath=name

Certificate revocation list path (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

•--ssl-verify-server-cert

Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used when connecting. This option is disabled by default.

•--status, -i

Display extra information about each table.

•--user=user_name, -u user_name

The MariaDB user name 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.