mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE t (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT, PRIMARY KEY (id));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> DESCRIBE t;
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SHOW COLUMNS FROM t;
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> SHOW FIELDS FROM t;
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table t;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)