SHOW [GLOBAL|SESSION] VARIABLES
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This statement shows a list of variables for the scope of either GLOBAL or SESSION. If no scope is specified, the default scope of SESSION will apply.
Synopsis
ShowVariablesStmt ::=
"SHOW" ("GLOBAL" | "SESSION")? VARIABLES ShowLikeOrWhere?
ShowLikeOrWhere ::=
"LIKE" SimpleExpr
| "WHERE" Expression
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to use the SHOW [GLOBAL|SESSION] VARIABLES statement to show variables whose names or values match a specific pattern. For detailed descriptions of these variables, see System Variables.
mysql> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'tidb_stmt_summary%';
+-------------------------------------+---------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------+
| tidb_stmt_summary_enable_persistent | OFF |
| tidb_stmt_summary_file_max_backups | 0 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_file_max_days | 3 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_file_max_size | 64 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_filename | tidb-statements.log |
| tidb_stmt_summary_history_size | 24 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_internal_query | OFF |
| tidb_stmt_summary_max_sql_length | 4096 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_max_stmt_count | 3000 |
| tidb_stmt_summary_refresh_interval | 1800 |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------+
10 rows in set (0.001 sec)
mysql> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'time_zone%';
+---------------+--------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+---------------+--------+
| time_zone | SYSTEM |
+---------------+--------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Variable_name="tidb_window_concurrency";
+-------------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+-------------------------+-------+
| tidb_window_concurrency | -1 |
+-------------------------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Value=300;
+--------------------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------------+-------+
| ddl_slow_threshold | 300 |
| delayed_insert_timeout | 300 |
| innodb_purge_batch_size | 300 |
| key_cache_age_threshold | 300 |
| slave_checkpoint_period | 300 |
| tidb_slow_log_threshold | 300 |
| tidb_wait_split_region_timeout | 300 |
+--------------------------------+-------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)
MySQL compatibility
The SHOW [GLOBAL|SESSION] VARIABLES statement in TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL. If you find any compatibility differences, report a bug.