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SHOW CREATE VIEW

Use the SHOW CREATE VIEW command to see what query was used to create the specified view.

Syntax

SHOW CREATE VIEW view_name;

Parameters

ParameterDescription
view_nameThe view to show the query of.

Example

CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT id FROM taxi_trips;
SHOW CREATE VIEW v1;

Here is the result.

   Name    |                 Create Sql
-----------+---------------------------------------------
public.v1 | CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT id FROM taxi_trips
(1 row)

SHOW CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW

SHOW CREATE TABLE

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