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0002 layout: global
0003 title: SHOW CREATE TABLE
0004 displayTitle: SHOW CREATE TABLE
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0021
0022 ### Description
0023
0024 `SHOW CREATE TABLE` returns the [CREATE TABLE statement](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table.html) or [CREATE VIEW statement](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-view.html) 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.
0025
0026 ### Syntax
0027
0028 ```sql
0029 SHOW CREATE TABLE table_identifier
0030 ```
0031
0032 ### Parameters
0033
0034 * **table_identifier**
0035
0036 Specifies a table or view name, which may be optionally qualified with a database name.
0037
0038 **Syntax:** `[ database_name. ] table_name`
0039
0040 ### Examples
0041
0042 ```sql
0043 CREATE TABLE test (c INT) ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
0044 STORED AS TEXTFILE
0045 TBLPROPERTIES ('prop1' = 'value1', 'prop2' = 'value2');
0046
0047 SHOW CREATE TABLE test;
0048 +----------------------------------------------------+
0049 | createtab_stmt|
0050 +----------------------------------------------------+
0051 |CREATE TABLE `default`.`test` (`c` INT)
0052 USING text
0053 TBLPROPERTIES (
0054 'transient_lastDdlTime' = '1586269021',
0055 'prop1' = 'value1',
0056 'prop2' = 'value2')
0057 +----------------------------------------------------+
0058 ```
0059
0060 ### Related Statements
0061
0062 * [CREATE TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table.html)
0063 * [CREATE VIEW](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-view.html)
