SHOW CREATE DATABASE

Description

This statement checks the creation information of the doris built-in database or catalog database.

Syntax

SHOW CREATE DATABASE [<catalog>.]<db_name>;

Required parameters

** 1. <db_name>**

Database Name

Optional parameters

** 1. <catalog>**

Indicates whether the table is internal or external

Return Value

Column	Description
Database	Database Name
Create Database	Corresponding database creation statement

Permission Control

The user executing this SQL command must have at least the following permissions:

Permissions	Object	Notes
SELECT_PRIV	Corresponding database	Requires read permission on the corresponding database

Example

• View the creation of the test database in doris

  SHOW CREATE DATABASE test;

  +----------+------------------------+
  | Database | Create Database        |
  +----------+------------------------+
  | test     | CREATE DATABASE `test` |
  +----------+------------------------+

• View the creation information of the database hdfs_text in the hive catalog

  SHOW CREATE DATABASE hdfs_text;

  +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+                         
  | Database  | Create Database                                                                    |                         
  +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+                         
  | hdfs_text | CREATE DATABASE `hdfs_text` LOCATION 'hdfs://HDFS1009138/hive/warehouse/hdfs_text' |                         
  +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+