create-table-like.md

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CREATE TABLE LIKE | TiDB SQL Statement Reference	An overview of the usage of CREATE TABLE AS for the TiDB database.	reference

CREATE TABLE LIKE

This statement copies the definition of an existing table, without copying any data.

Synopsis

CreateTableStmt:

LikeTableWithOrWithoutParen:

TableName:

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT NOT NULL);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.13 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5);
Query OK, 5 rows affected (0.02 sec)
Records: 5  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql> SELECT * FROM t1;
+---+
| a |
+---+
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
+---+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> CREATE TABLE t2 LIKE t1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.10 sec)

mysql> SELECT * FROM t2;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

MySQL compatibility

This statement is understood to be fully compatible with MySQL. Any compatibility differences should be reported via an issue on GitHub.

See also

• CREATE TABLE
• SHOW CREATE TABLE