---
title: "table show"
slug: "table-show"
tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/table-show"
---

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# table show

This command shows details of a specific table in a VAST Database.

## Usage

```plaintext
table show --database-name DATABASE
           --schema-name SCHEMA
           --name TABLE
          [--tenant-id TENANT]          
```

## Required Parameters

| `--database-name DATABASE` | Specifies the name of the database containing the schema. |
| --- | --- |
| `--schema-name SCHEMA` | Specifies the name of the schema containing the table. |
| `--name NAME` | Specifies the name of a specific table. |

## Options

| `--tenant-id TENANT` | Specifies the ID of the tenant where the database resides If omitted, the default tenant is assumed. |
| --- | --- |

## Example

```plaintext
vcli: admin> table show  --database-name comet-job-bg --schema-name worker0 --name t15
+------------------------------+------------------------+
| Schema-name                  | worker0                |
| Is-external-rowid-alloc      | False                  |
| Num-rows                     | 3000                   |
| Sorting-key-enabled          | False                  |
| Sorting-done                 | False                  |
| Size                         | 676245                 |
| Database-name                | comet-job-bg           |
| Vector-index-column-name     | None                   |
| Partitions-config            | bucket(2, b)           |
| Vector-index-distance-metric | None                   |
| Name                         | t15                    |
+------------------------------+------------------------+
```