Some days you learn about MySQL commands even without knowing about them. Today I wanted to check the privileges a user had because they did not have permissions to drop a view. Rather then typing SHOW GRANTS I quite by accident typed SHOW PRIVILEGES only to realize not only was it a valid command, it actually provided information that means I don’t have to go to the Privileges Provided by MySQL documentation page which I was already on.
Old dog, new trick.
mysql> show privileges; +-------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Privilege | Context | Comment | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Alter | Tables | To alter the table | | Alter routine | Functions,Procedures | To alter or drop stored functions/procedures | | Create | Databases,Tables,Indexes | To create new databases and tables | | Create routine | Functions,Procedures | To use CREATE FUNCTION/PROCEDURE | | Create temporary tables | Databases | To use CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE | | Create view | Tables | To create new views | | Create user | Server Admin | To create new users | | Delete | Tables | To delete existing rows | | Drop | Databases,Tables | To drop databases, tables, and views | | Event | Server Admin | To create, alter, drop and execute events | | Execute | Functions,Procedures | To execute stored routines | | File | File access on server | To read and write files on the server | | Grant option | Databases,Tables,Functions,Procedures | To give to other users those privileges you possess | | Index | Tables | To create or drop indexes | | Insert | Tables | To insert data into tables | | Lock tables | Databases | To use LOCK TABLES (together with SELECT privilege) | | Process | Server Admin | To view the plain text of currently executing queries | | References | Databases,Tables | To have references on tables | | Reload | Server Admin | To reload or refresh tables, logs and privileges | | Replication client | Server Admin | To ask where the slave or master servers are | | Replication slave | Server Admin | To read binary log events from the master | | Select | Tables | To retrieve rows from table | | Show databases | Server Admin | To see all databases with SHOW DATABASES | | Show view | Tables | To see views with SHOW CREATE VIEW | | Shutdown | Server Admin | To shut down the server | | Super | Server Admin | To use KILL thread, SET GLOBAL, CHANGE MASTER, etc. | | Trigger | Tables | To use triggers | | Update | Tables | To update existing rows | | Usage | Server Admin | No privileges - allow connect only | +-------------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ 29 rows in set (0.00 sec)