Syntax

SHOW REGIONS [ LIKE '<pattern>' ]
    [ ORDER BY '<key>' [ ASC | DESC ], ... ]
    [ LIMIT <limit> ]

Arguments

• pattern: Specifies a pattern similar to the SQL LIKE clause and returns regions with names that match the specified pattern. Uses % as the wildcard character.

• key: Key used to sort the result set.

• limit: An integer value.

Remarks

• The LIMIT clause limits the number of results to the specified number.

• By default, the result is sorted in the ascending order.

Example

The following command returns all the regions in the US and sorts the result in ascending order by Name.

SHOW REGIONS LIKE 'US%' ORDER BY Name;