show table contents mysql code example

Example 1: mysql show data from table

mysql> SELECT * FROM [table name];

Example 2: mysql show table structure

DESCRIBE table_name; # To show table structure...

Example 3: print all records of table in mysql

SELECT * FROM TABLE_NAME;
OR
SELECT column_name_1, column_name_2 FROM TABLE_NAME;

Example 4: mysql command show tables

SHOW TABLES;

Example 5: show table info mysql

Copied mysql> DESCRIBE pet;
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field   | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| name    | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| owner   | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| species | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| sex     | char(1)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| birth   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| death   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+

Example 6: mysql command show tables

mysql -u user -p