mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information Option Name Description Introduced Deprecated --status Display extra information about each table --tls-ciphersuites Permissible TLSv1.3 ciphersuites for encrypted connections 8.0.16 --tls-version Permissible TLS protocols for encrypted connections --user MySQL user name to use when connecting to server --verbose Verbose mode --version Display version information and exit --zstd-compression-level Compression level for connections to server that use zstd compression 8.0.18 • --help ,  -? • --bind-address= ip_address • --character-sets-dir= dir_name • --compress ,  -C • --compression-algorithms= value • --count 534 Show the number of rows per table. This can be slow for non- MyISAM  tables. This option was added in MySQL 8.0.18. For more information, see Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . The permitted compression algorithms for connections to the server. The available algorithms are the same as for the  protocol_compression_algorithms  system variable. The default value is uncompressed . As of MySQL 8.0.18, this option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL. See Configuring Legacy Connection Compression. Compress all information sent between the client and the server if possible. See Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control” . The directory where character sets are installed. See Section 10.15, “Character Set Configuration” . On a computer having multiple network interfaces, use this option to select which interface to use for connecting to the MySQL server. Display a help message and exit.