DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1,t2,test1,test2; CREATE TABLE t1 (a int); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3); CREATE TABLE t2 (a int, b int); show tables; Tables_in_test t1 t2 select "--------------------" as ""; -------------------- Database: test +--------+ | Tables | +--------+ | t1 | | t2 | +--------+ select "---- -v ------------" as ""; ---- -v ------------ Database: test +--------+----------+ | Tables | Columns | +--------+----------+ | t1 | 1 | | t2 | 2 | +--------+----------+ 2 rows in set. select "---- -v -v ---------" as ""; ---- -v -v --------- Database: test +--------+----------+------------+ | Tables | Columns | Total Rows | +--------+----------+------------+ | t1 | 1 | 3 | | t2 | 2 | 0 | +--------+----------+------------+ 2 rows in set. select "----- -t -----------" as ""; ----- -t ----------- Database: test +--------+------------+ | Tables | table_type | +--------+------------+ | t1 | BASE TABLE | | t2 | BASE TABLE | +--------+------------+ select "---- -v -t ---------" as ""; ---- -v -t --------- Database: test +--------+------------+----------+ | Tables | table_type | Columns | +--------+------------+----------+ | t1 | BASE TABLE | 1 | | t2 | BASE TABLE | 2 | +--------+------------+----------+ 2 rows in set. select "---- -v -v -t ------" as ""; ---- -v -v -t ------ Database: test +--------+------------+----------+------------+ | Tables | table_type | Columns | Total Rows | +--------+------------+----------+------------+ | t1 | BASE TABLE | 1 | 3 | | t2 | BASE TABLE | 2 | 0 | +--------+------------+----------+------------+ 2 rows in set. DROP TABLE t1, t2; End of 5.0 tests