mysql> SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.TABLES LIMIT 10; +---------------------------------------+ | TABLE_NAME | +---------------------------------------+ | CHARACTER_SETS | | COLLATIONS | | COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY | | COLUMNS | | COLUMN_PRIVILEGES | | ENGINES | | EVENTS | | FILES | | GLOBAL_STATUS | | GLOBAL_VARIABLES | +---------------------------------------+ 10 rows in