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SHOW CREATE DATABASE

mysql> help show create database;
Name: 'SHOW CREATE DATABASE'
Description:
Syntax:
SHOW CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [IF NOT EXISTS] db_name

Shows the CREATE DATABASE statement that creates the named database. If
the SHOW statement includes an IF NOT EXISTS clause, the output too
includes such a clause. SHOW CREATE SCHEMA is a synonym for SHOW CREATE
DATABASE.

URL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/show-create-database.html

Examples:
mysql> SHOW CREATE DATABASE test\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Database: test
Create Database: CREATE DATABASE `test`
                 /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 */

mysql> SHOW CREATE SCHEMA test\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Database: test
Create Database: CREATE DATABASE `test`
                 /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 */

mysql> show create schema if not exists test;
+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database | Create Database                                                                           |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| test     | CREATE DATABASE /*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/ `test` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 */ |
+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> show create schema test;
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database | Create Database                                                  |
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| test     | CREATE DATABASE `test` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 */ |
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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