SHOW INDEXES

Show the list of indexes associated with a given table.

Syntax

SHOW INDEXES
{FROM | IN} tbl_name
[{FROM | IN} db_name]

Remarks

Output

Column

Description

Table

Table name

Non_unique

1 if non-unique, 0 if unique

Key_name

Index (key) name

Seq_in_index

Ordinal position of key column in index

Column_name

Column name (keys can have one or more columns)

Collation

Collation of string column, if applicable

Cardinality

Always NULL (not applicable in SingleStore)

Sub_part

Always NULL (not applicable in SingleStore)

Packed

Always NULL (not applicable in SingleStore)

Null

YES if values in the key column can be NULL, else blank

Index_type

The type of index. If index type is BTREE, then index is a SingleStore skip list. See Index.

Comment

Always blank (not used in SingleStore)

Index_comment

Always blank (not used in SingleStore)

Example

SHOW INDEXES IN mytbl;
    +-------+------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+------+------------+---------+---------------+
    | Table | Non_unique | Key_name  | Seq_in_index | Column_name | Collation | Cardinality | Sub_part | Packed | Null | Index_type | Comment | Index_comment |
    +-------+------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+------+------------+---------+---------------+
    | mytbl |          1 | seq       |            1 | seq         | NULL      |        NULL |     NULL | NULL   | YES  | BTREE      |         |               |
    | mytbl |          1 | seq_index |            1 | seq         | NULL      |        NULL |     NULL | NULL   | YES  | BTREE      |         |               |
    +-------+------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+------+------------+---------+---------------+
    2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Last modified: January 11, 2023

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Verification instructions

Note: You must install cosign to verify the authenticity of the SingleStore file.

Use the following steps to verify the authenticity of singlestoredb-server, singlestoredb-toolbox, singlestoredb-studio, and singlestore-client SingleStore files that have been downloaded.

You may perform the following steps on any computer that can run cosign, such as the main deployment host of the cluster.

  1. (Optional) Run the following command to view the associated signature files.

    curl undefined
  2. Download the signature file from the SingleStore release server.

    • Option 1: Click the Download Signature button next to the SingleStore file.

    • Option 2: Copy and paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser and save the signature file.

    • Option 3: Run the following command to download the signature file.

      curl -O undefined
  3. After the signature file has been downloaded, run the following command to verify the authenticity of the SingleStore file.

    echo -n undefined |
    cosign verify-blob --certificate-oidc-issuer https://oidc.eks.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/id/CCDCDBA1379A5596AB5B2E46DCA385BC \
    --certificate-identity https://kubernetes.io/namespaces/freya-production/serviceaccounts/job-worker \
    --bundle undefined \
    --new-bundle-format -
    Verified OK