Drop, Show, & Rename Views

This lesson explains how to list, rename, and delete views.

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SHOW, DROP & RENAME Views

There are two ways to list all views in a database; one is the SHOW FULL TABLES command and the other is querying the information_schema database. The DROP VIEW command is used to delete a view from the database. A view can be renamed in two ways. One is by using the RENAME TABLE command and the other is by deleting and recreating.

Syntax

SHOW FULL TABLES

{FROM | IN} db_name

WHERE table_type = ‘VIEW’

LIKE pattern;

DROP VIEW [IF EXISTS] view1, view2,…viewn;

RENAME TABLE old_name

TO new_name;

Connect to the terminal below by clicking in the widget. Once connected, the command line prompt will show up. Enter or copy and paste the command ./DataJek/Lessons/45lesson.sh and wait for the MySQL prompt to start-up.

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