SHOW TRIGGERS [FROMdb_name] [LIKE 'pattern' | WHEREexpr]
SHOW TRIGGERS lists the triggers currently
defined for tables in a database (the default database unless a
FROM clause is given). This statement
requires the TRIGGER privilege. The
LIKE clause, if present,
indicates which table names to match and causes the statement to
display triggers for those tables. The WHERE
clause can be given to select rows using more general
conditions, as discussed in Section 26.29, “Extensions to SHOW Statements”.
For the trigger ins_sum as defined in
Section 23.3, “Using Triggers”, the output of this statement
is as shown here:
mysql> SHOW TRIGGERS LIKE 'acc%'\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
Trigger: ins_sum
Event: INSERT
Table: account
Statement: SET @sum = @sum + NEW.amount
Timing: BEFORE
Created: NULL
sql_mode:
Definer: myname@localhost
character_set_client: latin1
collation_connection: latin1_swedish_ci
Database Collation: latin1_swedish_ci
character_set_client is the session value of
the character_set_client system variable when
the trigger was created. collation_connection
is the session value of the
collation_connection system variable when the
trigger was created. Database Collation is
the collation of the database with which the trigger is
associated.
When using a LIKE clause
with SHOW TRIGGERS, the expression to be
matched (expr) is compared with the
name of the table on which the trigger is declared, and not
with the name of the trigger:
mysql> SHOW TRIGGERS LIKE 'ins%';
Empty set (0.01 sec)
A brief explanation of the columns in the output of this statement is shown here:
Trigger
The name of the trigger.
Event
The event that causes trigger activation: one of
'INSERT', 'UPDATE', or
'DELETE'.
Table
The table for which the trigger is defined.
Statement
The statement to be executed when the trigger is activated.
This is the same as the text shown in the
ACTION_STATEMENT column of
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TRIGGERS.
Timing
One of the two values 'BEFORE' or
'AFTER'.
Created
Currently, the value of this column is always
NULL.
sql_mode
The SQL mode in effect when the trigger executes.
Definer
The account that created the trigger.
See also Section 26.16, “The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TRIGGERS Table”.

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