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SHOW TABLES

Returns a table with a row for each table in the current database, with columns containing information for each table as listed below.

Syntax

SHOW TABLES;

Returns

The returned table has the following columns.

Column name Data Type Description
table_name TEXT The name of the table.
state TEXT The current table state.
table_type TEXT One of FACT, DIMENSION, or EXTERNAL.
column_count INTEGER The number of columns in the table.
primary_index TEXT An ordered array of the column names comprising the primary index definition, if applicable.
schema TEXT The text of the SQL statement that created the table.
number_of_rows INTEGER The number of rows in the table.
size DOUBLE PRECISION The compressed size of the table.
size_uncompressed DOUBLE PRECISION The uncompressed size of the table.
compression_ratio DOUBLE PRECISION The compression ratio (<size_uncompressed>/<size>).
number_of_tablets INTEGER The number of tablets comprising the table.