25.5.27 ndb_show_tables — Display List of NDB Tables

ndb_show_tables displays a list of all NDB database objects in the cluster. By default, this includes not only both user-created tables and NDB system tables, but NDB-specific indexes, internal triggers, and NDB Cluster Disk Data objects as well.

Options that can be used with ndb_show_tables are shown in the following table. Additional descriptions follow the table.

Table 25.48 Command-line options used with the program ndb_show_tables

Format	Description	Added, Deprecated, or Removed
`--character-sets-dir=path`	Directory containing character sets	REMOVED: 8.0.31
`--connect-retries=#`	Number of times to retry connection before giving up	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--connect-retry-delay=#`	Number of seconds to wait between attempts to contact management server	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--connect-string=connection_string`, `-c connection_string`	Same as --ndb-connectstring	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--core-file`	Write core file on error; used in debugging	REMOVED: 8.0.31
`--database=name`, `-d name`	Specifies database in which table is found; database name must be followed by table name	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--defaults-extra-file=path`	Read given file after global files are read	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--defaults-file=path`	Read default options from given file only	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--defaults-group-suffix=string`	Also read groups with concat(group, suffix)	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--login-path=path`	Read given path from login file	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--loops=#`, `-l #`	Number of times to repeat output	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--help`, `-?`	Display help text and exit	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--ndb-connectstring=connection_string`, `-c connection_string`	Set connect string for connecting to ndb_mgmd. Syntax: "[nodeid=id;][host=]hostname[:port]". Overrides entries in NDB_CONNECTSTRING and my.cnf	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--ndb-mgmd-host=connection_string`, `-c connection_string`	Same as --ndb-connectstring	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--ndb-nodeid=#`	Set node ID for this node, overriding any ID set by --ndb-connectstring	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--ndb-optimized-node-selection`	Enable optimizations for selection of nodes for transactions. Enabled by default; use --skip-ndb-optimized-node-selection to disable	REMOVED: 8.0.31
`--no-defaults`	Do not read default options from any option file other than login file	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--parsable`, `-p`	Return output suitable for MySQL LOAD DATA statement	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--print-defaults`	Print program argument list and exit	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--show-temp-status`	Show table temporary flag	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--type=#`, `-t #`	Limit output to objects of this type	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--unqualified`, `-u`	Do not qualify table names	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--usage`, `-?`	Display help text and exit; same as --help	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
`--version`, `-V`	Display version information and exit	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)

Usage

ndb_show_tables [-c connection_string]

--character-sets-dir
Command-Line Format --character-sets-dir=path
Removed 8.0.31
Directory containing character sets.
--connect-retries
Command-Line Format --connect-retries=#
Type Integer
Default Value 12
Minimum Value 0
Maximum Value 12
Number of times to retry connection before giving up.
--connect-retry-delay
Command-Line Format --connect-retry-delay=#
Type Integer
Default Value 5
Minimum Value 0
Maximum Value 5
Number of seconds to wait between attempts to contact management server.
--connect-string
Command-Line Format --connect-string=connection_string
Type String
Default Value [none]
Same as --ndb-connectstring.
--core-file
Command-Line Format --core-file
Removed 8.0.31
Write core file on error; used in debugging.
--database, -d
Specifies the name of the database in which the desired table is found. If this option is given, the name of a table must follow the database name.
If this option has not been specified, and no tables are found in the TEST_DB database, ndb_show_tables issues a warning.
--defaults-extra-file
Command-Line Format --defaults-extra-file=path
Type String
Default Value [none]
Read given file after global files are read.
--defaults-file
Command-Line Format --defaults-file=path
Type String
Default Value [none]
Read default options from given file only.
--defaults-group-suffix
Command-Line Format --defaults-group-suffix=string
Type String
Default Value [none]
Also read groups with concat(group, suffix).
--help
Command-Line Format --help
Display help text and exit.
--login-path
Command-Line Format --login-path=path
Type String
Default Value [none]
Read given path from login file.
--loops, -l
Specifies the number of times the utility should execute. This is 1 when this option is not specified, but if you do use the option, you must supply an integer argument for it.
--ndb-connectstring
Command-Line Format --ndb-connectstring=connection_string
Type String
Default Value [none]
Set connect string for connecting to ndb_mgmd. Syntax: "[nodeid=id;][host=]hostname[:port]". Overrides entries in NDB_CONNECTSTRING and my.cnf.
--ndb-mgmd-host
Command-Line Format --ndb-mgmd-host=connection_string
Type String
Default Value [none]
Same as --ndb-connectstring.
--ndb-nodeid
Command-Line Format --ndb-nodeid=#
Type Integer
Default Value [none]
Set node ID for this node, overriding any ID set by --ndb-connectstring.
--ndb-optimized-node-selection
Command-Line Format --ndb-optimized-node-selection
Removed 8.0.31
Enable optimizations for selection of nodes for transactions. Enabled by default; use --skip-ndb-optimized-node-selection to disable.
--no-defaults
Command-Line Format --no-defaults
Do not read default options from any option file other than login file.
--parsable, -p
Using this option causes the output to be in a format suitable for use with LOAD DATA.
--print-defaults
Command-Line Format --print-defaults
Print program argument list and exit.
--show-temp-status
If specified, this causes temporary tables to be displayed.
--type, -t
Can be used to restrict the output to one type of object, specified by an integer type code as shown here:
- 1: System table
- 2: User-created table
- 3: Unique hash index
Any other value causes all NDB database objects to be listed (the default).
--unqualified, -u
If specified, this causes unqualified object names to be displayed.
--usage
Command-Line Format --usage
Display help text and exit; same as --help.
--version
Command-Line Format --version
Display version information and exit.

Command-Line Format	`--character-sets-dir=path`
Removed	8.0.31

Command-Line Format	`--connect-retries=#`
Type	Integer
Default Value	`12`
Minimum Value	`0`
Maximum Value	`12`

Command-Line Format	`--connect-retry-delay=#`
Type	Integer
Default Value	`5`
Minimum Value	`0`
Maximum Value	`5`

Command-Line Format	`--connect-string=connection_string`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--core-file`
Removed	8.0.31

Command-Line Format	`--defaults-extra-file=path`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--defaults-file=path`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--defaults-group-suffix=string`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--help`

Command-Line Format	`--login-path=path`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--ndb-connectstring=connection_string`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--ndb-mgmd-host=connection_string`
Type	String
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--ndb-nodeid=#`
Type	Integer
Default Value	`[none]`

Command-Line Format	`--ndb-optimized-node-selection`
Removed	8.0.31

Command-Line Format	`--no-defaults`

Command-Line Format	`--print-defaults`

Command-Line Format	`--usage`

Command-Line Format	`--version`

Note

Only user-created NDB Cluster tables may be accessed from MySQL; system tables such as SYSTAB_0 are not visible to mysqld. However, you can examine the contents of system tables using NDB API applications such as ndb_select_all (see Section 25.5.25, “ndb_select_all — Print Rows from an NDB Table”).

Prior to NDB 8.0.20, this program printed NDBT_ProgramExit - status upon completion of its run, due to an unnecessary dependency on the NDBT testing library. This dependency has been removed, eliminating the extraneous output.